TWO CONCRETE BLOCKS WEIGHING 1800 N EACH FORM PART OF THE RETAINING WALL OF A SWIMMING POOL. WILL THE BLOCKS BE IN EQUILIBRIUM WHEN THE POOL IS FILLED, AND THE POOL EXERTS THE LINE LOADING SHOWN? IF YES, WILL IT SLIDE OR TIP? ALSO, DETERMINE THE HEIGHT OF WATER IN WHICH THE POOL WILL BE FILLED SUCH THAT THE BLOCKS WILL BE IN EQILIBRIUM.
TWO CONCRETE BLOCKS WEIGHING 1800 N EACH FORM PART OF THE RETAINING WALL OF A SWIMMING POOL. WILL THE BLOCKS BE IN EQUILIBRIUM WHEN THE POOL IS FILLED, AND THE POOL EXERTS THE LINE LOADING SHOWN? IF YES, WILL IT SLIDE OR TIP? ALSO, DETERMINE THE HEIGHT OF WATER IN WHICH THE POOL WILL BE FILLED SUCH THAT THE BLOCKS WILL BE IN EQILIBRIUM.
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