Working with Force and MassA town has a 1-million-gallon

Chapter 1, Problem 19P

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A town has a 1-million-gallon storage capacity water tower. If the density of water is \(62.4 \mathrm{lb} / \mathrm{ft}^3\) and local acceleration of gravity is \(32.1 \mathrm{ft} / \mathrm{s}^2\), what is the force, in lbf, the structural base must provide to support the water in the tower?

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QUESTION:

A town has a 1-million-gallon storage capacity water tower. If the density of water is \(62.4 \mathrm{lb} / \mathrm{ft}^3\) and local acceleration of gravity is \(32.1 \mathrm{ft} / \mathrm{s}^2\), what is the force, in lbf, the structural base must provide to support the water in the tower?

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We have to find the force.

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