Question: Rectangular plate A B has uniformly distributed mass and 1 m wide into the paper, hinged at A , and resting on a smooth bottom

Rectangular plate AB has uniformly distributed mass and 1m wide into the paper, hinged at A, and resting
on a smooth bottom at B. The bottom exerts no vertical force on B.. Neqlect air pressure. Water=9790Nm3.
Find:
(1) The resultant hydrostatic force on gate AB(3 points);
(2) Weight of the gate AB that keeps the gate closed (7 points). Hint: the center of pressure is at a distance
of 13pA+2pBpA+pBLAB from A along the plate, with pA,pB being the hydrostatic pressure at A,B, respectively,
and LAB is the length of AB.
Rectangular plate A B has uniformly distributed

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