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Download Solution PDFA tank of length, breadth and height in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 2 is full of water. The ratio of total hydrostatic force at the bottom to any larger vertical surface is
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Pressure of bottom surface = total head of water ‘h’
Pressure on side wall = average head \(\approx \frac{h}{2}\)
Net force on larger side wall
= Pressure (side) × Larger Area (side)
\(= \frac{h}{2} \times 2 \times 2 = 2h\)
Net force on bottom floor
= Pressure (bottom) × A (bottom)
= h × 2 × 1 = 2h
Hence ratio \(= \frac{{{F_{side}}}}{{{F_{bottom}}}} = \frac{{2h}}{{2h}} = 1\)
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