A rectangular plate is submerged half in oil with a Gs = 0.8 and hald in water such that its top edge is flushed with the oil surface. Determine the ratio of the force exerted by water acting on the lower half to that by the oil acting on the upper half.

A rectangular plate is submerged half in oil with a Gs = 0.8 and hald in water such that its top edge is flushed with the oil surface. Determine the ratio of the force exerted by water acting on the lower half to that by the oil acting on the upper half.

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