Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics
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Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self
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Chapter 5.3, Problem 5.92P
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The depth of water d for which the gate will open.
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