A conical plug is used to close a 0.1m radius circular hole at the bottom of the tank. The dimension for the plug is 0.4m diameter and 0.3m long. Determine the total vertical force, and its direction, acting on the plug if it is inverted and if the tank contains 600mm of oil having an SG of 0.82. Box your final answer and upload your solution for this problem here. Attach File Browse Local Files Browse Content Collection

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A conical plug is used to close a 0.1m radius circular hole at the bottom of the tank. The dimension for
the plug is 0.4m diameter and 0.3m long. Determine the total vertical force, and its direction, acting on
the plug if it is inverted and if the tank contains 600mm of oil having an SG of 0.82. Box your final
answer and upload your solution for this problem here.
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Transcribed Image Text:A conical plug is used to close a 0.1m radius circular hole at the bottom of the tank. The dimension for the plug is 0.4m diameter and 0.3m long. Determine the total vertical force, and its direction, acting on the plug if it is inverted and if the tank contains 600mm of oil having an SG of 0.82. Box your final answer and upload your solution for this problem here. Attach File Browse Local Files Browse Content Collection
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