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In a pool of water filled to a depth of 10 ft, calculate the fluid force on one side of a 3 ft by 4 ft rectangular plate if it rests vertically on its 4 ft edge at the bottom of the pool. Remember that water weighs 62.4 lb/ft3

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Answer:

  6,364.8 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

The centroid of the plate is its center, so is 1.5 ft above the bottom of the pool, or 8.5 ft below the surface. The area of the plate is (3 ft)(4 ft) = 12 ft². Then the fluid force is ...

  (62.4 lb/ft³)(8.5 ft)(12 ft²) = 6,364.8 lb