Question 2(a) Figure 2 below shows a dam suppressing static water. Why is the dam constructed insuch a way that point B is thicker than point A. Explain with a relevant equation.DamWaterABFigure 2(b) If the values of the vertical distance of the centroid of the surface from the free surfaceand the area of the surface are known, Dorothy claims that she can measure themagnitude of the hydrostatic force acting on a plane surface submerged in waterregardless of its shape and orientation. Is this a valid claim? Explain.

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Figure 2 below shows a dam suppressing static water. Why is the dam constructed in such a way that point B is thicker than point A. Explain with a relevant equation.

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