The face of a vertical dam has the shape of an isosceles triangle of altitude 4 m with an upper base of 6 m submerged vertically in the water. Find the total force exerted by the water on the dam when the upper base is parallel to and 3 m below the surface of the water. N density = 9800 water A 300548 N B 226489 N 509600 N none of the choices 823200 N D E m
The face of a vertical dam has the shape of an isosceles triangle of altitude 4 m with an upper base of 6 m submerged vertically in the water. Find the total force exerted by the water on the dam when the upper base is parallel to and 3 m below the surface of the water. N density = 9800 water A 300548 N B 226489 N 509600 N none of the choices 823200 N D E m
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![The face of a vertical dam has the shape of an isosceles triangle of altitude 4 m with an upper base of
6 m submerged vertically in the water. Find the total force exerted by the water on the dam when the
upper base is parallel to and 3 m below the surface of the water.
N
density = 9800
water
A
300548 N
B
226489 N
509600 N
none of the choices
823200 N
D
E
m](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5b71e460-5e2d-4082-8143-0d11281f3f53%2F74b0e545-8f4e-46d8-a708-f7b1e2fe181f%2Ftlzx77m_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The face of a vertical dam has the shape of an isosceles triangle of altitude 4 m with an upper base of
6 m submerged vertically in the water. Find the total force exerted by the water on the dam when the
upper base is parallel to and 3 m below the surface of the water.
N
density = 9800
water
A
300548 N
B
226489 N
509600 N
none of the choices
823200 N
D
E
m
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