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A dam is inclined at an angle of 30° from the vertical and has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid 180 ft wide at the top and 90 ft wide at the bottom and with a slant height of 140 ft. Find the hydrostatic force on the dam when the water level is at the top of the dam. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Recall that the weight density of water is 62.5 lb/ft³.) E

A dam is inclined at an angle of 30° from the vertical and has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid 180 ft wide at the top and 90 ft wide at the bottom and with a slant height of 140 ft. Find the hydrostatic force on the dam when the water level is at the top of the dam. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Recall that the weight density of water is 62.5 lb/ft³.) E

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A dam is inclined at an angle of 30° from the vertical and has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid 180 ft wide at the top and 90 ft wide at the bottom and with a slant height of 140 ft. Find the hydrostatic force on the dam when the water level is at the top of the dam. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Recall that the weight density of water is 62.5 lb/ft³.) 63653352 X lb Need Help? Read It
Transcribed Image Text:A dam is inclined at an angle of 30° from the vertical and has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid 180 ft wide at the top and 90 ft wide at the bottom and with a slant height of 140 ft. Find the hydrostatic force on the dam when the water level is at the top of the dam. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Recall that the weight density of water is 62.5 lb/ft³.) 63653352 X lb Need Help? Read It
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Given:

Angle = 30o

Width at top = 180 ft

Width at bottom = 90 ft

Slant height = 140 ft

To find:

Hydrostatic force on dam when water level is full

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