An isosceles triangle of 2m base and 3m altitude is immersed vertically in oil (sp gr. = 0.85) with its vertex at 1m from the oil surface and its base below. Find the ratio between the forces on the lower area and the upper area if it is divided by a horizontal line passing thru its centroid. • draw the free body diagram • use 4 dec places

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An isosceles triangle of 2m base
and 3m altitude is immersed
vertically in oil (sp gr. = 0.85) with
its vertex at 1m from the oil surface
and its base below. Find the ratio
between the forces on the lower
area and the upper area if it is
divided by a horizontal line passing
thru its centroid.
• draw the free body diagram
• use 4 dec places
Transcribed Image Text:An isosceles triangle of 2m base and 3m altitude is immersed vertically in oil (sp gr. = 0.85) with its vertex at 1m from the oil surface and its base below. Find the ratio between the forces on the lower area and the upper area if it is divided by a horizontal line passing thru its centroid. • draw the free body diagram • use 4 dec places
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