2. A tank has water on one side and seawater on the other as shown in the figure in the middle. An inclined inverted equilateral triangle gate whose base is 6m separates them and its vertex is 10m below the free surface of the water. a. Determine the force of water acting on the gate. b. What must be the height (from the bottom to the free surface) of seawater to produce the same magnitude of force as the water? Water 50° Seawater (sg-1.03)

2. A tank has water on one side and seawater on the other as shown in the figure in the middle. An inclined inverted equilateral triangle gate whose base is 6m separates them and its vertex is 10m below the free surface of the water. a. Determine the force of water acting on the gate. b. What must be the height (from the bottom to the free surface) of seawater to produce the same magnitude of force as the water? Water 50° Seawater (sg-1.03)

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