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Answer:
6,364.8 lb
Step-by-step explanation:
The centroid of the plate is its center, so is 1.5 ft above the bottom of the pool, or 8.5 ft below the surface. The area of the plate is (3 ft)(4 ft) = 12 ft². Then the fluid force is ...
(62.4 lb/ft³)(8.5 ft)(12 ft²) = 6,364.8 lb
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
In logarithmic functions, if we have an exponent say the 
in 
, we can "pull it down" from the power and multiply it next to the log.
The building is 300/50 = 6 times as high as the flagpole, so we expect its shadow to be 6 times as long: 6×30 ft = 180 ft.
