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Chapter 6, Problem 18AAE

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Problem  18AAE

Fluid Force

A vertical rectangular plate is submerged in a fluid with its top edge parallel to the fluid’s surface. Show that the force exerted by the fluid on one side of the plate equals the average value of the pressure up and down the plate times the area of the plate.

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QUESTION:

Problem  18AAE

Fluid Force

A vertical rectangular plate is submerged in a fluid with its top edge parallel to the fluid’s surface. Show that the force exerted by the fluid on one side of the plate equals the average value of the pressure up and down the plate times the area of the plate.

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In this question, we have to show that the force exerted by the fluid on one side of the plate equals the average value of the pressure up and down the plate times the area of the plate.

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