Question: A triangular plate with base 6 m and height 2 m is submerged vertically in water such that the highest vertex of the plate is

A triangular plate with base 6 m and height 2 m is submerged vertically in water such that the highest vertex of the plate is 4 meters below the surface and the base is horizontal to the surface.
4 m
6 m
2 m
Express the hydrostatic force against one side of the plate as an integral and evaluate it.(Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Use 9.8 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity. Recall that the weight density of water is 1,000 kg/m3.)
g
20
dx
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