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Grade 12Mechanics

Two lock gates of 7.5 m height are provided in a canal of 16 m width meeting at A an angle of 120°. The force acting on each gate, when the depth of water in upstream side is 5 m, is :

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15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
15 Years ago

average pressure=(5/2)g*1000, force=average pressure*16/cos30