QUESTION 1a) Pressure meters A and B reads 500 kPa absolute and 300 kPaabsolute respectively, as shown in Figure 1. Determine the specificgravity of the unknown fluid.Air: 170 kPa abs4 mWaterUnknownFigure 1b) A 3-m-high, 5-m-wide rectangular gate in Figure 2 is hinged at thetop edge at A and is restrained by a fixed ridge at B. Draw the FBDof the gate and determine the force exerted on the gate by the ridge.AWaterGate2.5 mFigure 2

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