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Pressure in a fluid-mechanical properties of fluids
Question

A triangular lamina of area A and height h is immersed in a liquid of density ρ  in a vertical plane with its base on the surface of the liquid. The thrust on the lamina is

Moderate
Solution

Thrust on lamina = pressure at centroid × Area

                   =hρg3×A=13A ρgh

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