A cylinder has a radius r. To what height h should it be filled with water so that the thrust on its walls is equal to that on its bottom

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h = 2r

h = r

h = (r/2)

h = (r/4)

answer is B.

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ρghπr2=∫0h (2πrdh)ρgh ρghπr2=2πrρgh22 r=2h2 r=h

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