A rectangular plate of height h feet and base b feet is submerged vertically in a tank of fluid that weighs w pounds per cubic foot. The center of the rectangle is k feet below the surface of the fluid, where k > h2. Show that the fluid force on the surface of the plate is F = wkhb

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A rectangular plate of height h feet and base b feet is submerged vertically in a tank of fluid that weighs w pounds per cubic foot. The center of the rectangle is k feet below the surface of the fluid, where k > h2. Show that the fluid force on the surface of the plate is

F = wkhb

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Given that

Rectangle plate of height= h feet

and its base =b feet

Weight =w pounds/foot3

The center of the rectangle is k feet below the surface of the fluid, where k>h/2.

To prove that

The fluid force on the surface of the plate is

F=wkhb

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