Consider a 5-m-diameter spherical gate holding a body of water whose height is equal to the diameter of the gate. Atmospheric pressure acts on both sides of the gate. The horizontal component of the hydrostatic force acting on this curved surface is (a) 460 kN (b) 482 kN (c) 512 kN (d) 536 kN (e) 561 kN

Consider a 5-m-diameter spherical gate holding a body of water whose height is equal to the diameter of the gate. Atmospheric pressure acts on both sides of the gate. The horizontal component of the hydrostatic force acting on this curved surface is (a) 460 kN (b) 482 kN (c) 512 kN (d) 536 kN (e) 561 kN

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