A trough is filled with a liquid of density 835 kg/m3. The ends of the trough are equilateral triangles with sides 4 m long and vertex at the bottom. Find the hydrostatic force on one end of the trough. (Use 9.8 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity.)

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Jairo Herrera

16 May, 12:20

A trough is filled with a liquid of density 835 kg/m3. The ends of the trough are equilateral triangles with sides 4 m long and vertex at the bottom. Find the hydrostatic force on one end of the trough. (Use 9.8 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity.)

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Raul Pham · Answer 1

F=523712 N

Explanation:

density=mass/volume

and shape is cubic so

volume = (4) ^3

volume=64 m^3

mass=835*64

mass=53440 Kg

Hydrostatic force=53440*9.8=523712 N