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Problem 87GP
An above-ground backyard swimming pool is shaped like a large hockey puck, with a circular bottom and a vertical wall forming its perimeter. The diameter of the pool is 4.8 m and its depth is 1.8 m. Find the total outward force exerted on the vertical wall of the pool by the water, assuming the pool is completely filled.
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Problem 87GP
An above-ground backyard swimming pool is shaped like a large hockey puck, with a circular bottom and a vertical wall forming its perimeter. The diameter of the pool is 4.8 m and its depth is 1.8 m. Find the total outward force exerted on the vertical wall of the pool by the water, assuming the pool is completely filled.
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We are required to find the total outward force exerted on the vertical wall of the pool by the water