Use the result of Exercise 25 to find the fluid force on the rectangular plate shown in each figure. Assume the plates are in the wall of a tank filled with water and the measurements are given in feet.

Data from in Exercise 25

A rectangular plate of heighth feet and base b feet is submerged vertically in a tank of fluid that weighs w pounds per cubic foot. The center is k feet below the surface of the fluid, where k > h/2. Show that the fluid force on the surface of the plate is

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F = wkhb.