Question: a triangular gate with a horizontal base is immersed at an angle of 4 5 degrees with the vertical. the vertex of the gate is

a triangular gate with a horizontal base is immersed at an angle of 45 degrees with the vertical. the vertex of the gate is printing upward and the base is 2.4m below water surface. Evaluate the magnitude in (kn) of the total force acting on one side of the gate. b) obtain the distance of the line of action of the total force from the base of the gate, in meters. c) if the gate is hinged at the base, what force (kn) normal to the gate is required at the vertex to open it? neglect the weight of the gate

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