A small reservoir has a submerged underwater gate to control its water level. The underwater gate is a two-dimensional rectangular flat-plate, inclined at 45° as shown in Fig. 1, and may be considered weightless. The width of the gate is w and the length is L. The gate is hinged at B and opened by applying a vertical force, T, upwards at A. The vertical distance between the bottom of the gate and the floor of the reservoir is hi, where hi<

A small reservoir has a submerged underwater gate to control its water level. The underwater gate is a two-dimensional rectangular flat-plate, inclined at 45° as shown in Fig. 1, and may be considered weightless. The width of the gate is w and the length is L. The gate is hinged at B and opened by applying a vertical force, T, upwards at A. The vertical distance between the bottom of the gate and the floor of the reservoir is hi, where hi<

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