(See The Wide World of Fluids article titled The ThreeGorges Dam, Section 2.8.) (a)

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(See The Wide World of Fluids article titled The ThreeGorges Dam, Section 2.8.) (a) Determine the horizontal hydrostaticforce on the 2309-m-long Three Gorges Dam when the averagedepth of the water against it is 175 m. (b) If all of the 6.4 billionpeople on Earth were to push horizontally against the Three GorgesDam, could they generate enough force to hold it in place? Supportyour answer with appropriate calculations.

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