Question: Fig shows a rectangular sluice door A B hinged at A and the sluice is kept closed by the weight W . The sluice door

Fig shows a rectangular sluice door AB hinged at A and the sluice is kept closed by
the weight W. The sluice door is 1.2m wide and 0.9m deep. The combined CG of the
door and weight is located at G. The vertical line through G is 0.3m from A.
The weight and the sluice door have a combined mass of 1000kg. What is the
water depth h which will open the sluice door? [>0.88m]
Fig shows a rectangular sluice door A B hinged at

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