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The total pressure on a horizontally immersed surface is (where w = Specific weight of the liquid, A = Area of the immersed surface and x = Depth of the centre of gravity of the immersed surface from the liquid surface)

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Knowledge Hub
Knowledge Hub 5 years ago
Pressure in per unit of are in plan is = wx
For total pressure on surface is
= pressure in per unit are × area
= wxA
Sajidali Soomro
Sajidali Soomro 5 years ago
For pressure it must be wA/x

Deepu Saini
Deepu Saini 6 years ago
it must be wx
Jajwinder Singh
Jajwinder Singh 6 years ago
Fx = density × gravity × h × A
Saurabh Keshari
Saurabh Keshari 7 years ago
Provide explanation
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