A Water F B C TTTT A curved wall ABC in a basin, with a width of 5 m into the plane of the paper, and a radius of 1 m is shaped like the arc of a sector of a circle. a) Find the hydrostatic force acting on the hatch. b) Find the point of attack of the force.

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A curved wall ABC in a basin, with a width of 5 m into the plane of the paper, and a radius of 1 m is shaped like the
arc of a sector of a circle.
a) Find the hydrostatic force acting on the hatch.
b) Find the point of attack of the force.
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