The center of pressure of a liquid on a plane surface immersed vertically in a static body of liquid, always lies below the centroid of the surface area, because (A)In liquids the pressure acting is same in all directions (B) There is no shear stress in liquids at rest (C) The liquid pressure is constant over depth (D) The liquid pressure increases linearly with depth
The center of pressure of a liquid on a plane surface immersed vertically in a static body of liquid, always lies below the centroid of the surface area, because (A)In liquids the pressure acting is same in all directions (B) There is no shear stress in liquids at rest (C) The liquid pressure is constant over depth (D) The liquid pressure increases linearly with depth
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Transcribed Image Text:The center of pressure of a liquid on a
plane surface immersed vertically in a
static body of liquid, always lies below
the centroid of the surface area, because
(A)In liquids the pressure acting is same
in all directions
(B) There is no shear stress in liquids at
rest
(C) The liquid pressure is constant over
depth
(D) The liquid pressure increases
linearly with depth
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