Problem 2: A triangle having a base of 5.4m and altitude of 8.1m is vertically immersed in sea water (s=1.04) with its vertex at the bottom and its base is 1.8m from the water surface. If the triangle is divided by a horizontal line midway between its centroid and the center of pressure: 3. Find the total pressure in the upper area (kN) a. 203.5 b. 447 4. Find the total pressure in the lower area (kN) a. 250 b. 368 c. 526 d. none of these c. 557 d. none of these 5. Compute the ratio of the total forces in the upper and lower areas a. 0.801 c. 1.289 b. 0.476 d. none of these
Problem 2: A triangle having a base of 5.4m and altitude of 8.1m is vertically immersed in sea water (s=1.04) with its vertex at the bottom and its base is 1.8m from the water surface. If the triangle is divided by a horizontal line midway between its centroid and the center of pressure: 3. Find the total pressure in the upper area (kN) a. 203.5 b. 447 4. Find the total pressure in the lower area (kN) a. 250 b. 368 c. 526 d. none of these c. 557 d. none of these 5. Compute the ratio of the total forces in the upper and lower areas a. 0.801 c. 1.289 b. 0.476 d. none of these
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(s=1.04) with its vertex at the bottom and its base is 1.8m from the water surface. If the triangle is
divided by a horizontal line midway between its centroid and the center of pressure:
3. Find the total pressure in the upper area (kN)
a. 203.5
b. 447
4. Find the total pressure in the lower area (kN)
a. 250
b. 368
c. 526
d. none of these
c. 557
d. none of these
5. Compute the ratio of the total forces in the upper and lower areas
a. 0.801
c. 1.289
b. 0.476
d. none of these](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3bf94428-a56f-4837-8b6d-fdff3452f539%2F51ef2f36-d01d-40c8-abfd-d0f2786ebc90%2Fp921smb_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 2: A triangle having a base of 5.4m and altitude of 8.1m is vertically immersed in sea water
(s=1.04) with its vertex at the bottom and its base is 1.8m from the water surface. If the triangle is
divided by a horizontal line midway between its centroid and the center of pressure:
3. Find the total pressure in the upper area (kN)
a. 203.5
b. 447
4. Find the total pressure in the lower area (kN)
a. 250
b. 368
c. 526
d. none of these
c. 557
d. none of these
5. Compute the ratio of the total forces in the upper and lower areas
a. 0.801
c. 1.289
b. 0.476
d. none of these
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