A gate has the shape of a quarter cylinder and holds back water as shown. The gate's

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A gate has the shape of a quarter cylinder and holds back water as shown. The gate's weight acts directly in the center of the gate. The gate has a width of 2 m into the page. a) Draw a FBD showing all forces acting on the gate. b) Solve for all components and all locations of the components of the distributed force acting on the gate. c) Solve for the weight of the gate necessary to keep the gate closed. d) Does this value (the weight) seem reasonable? Why or why not