I have been really stuck on this concept from my calculus course. If anyone's familiar with these types of problems and can post a solution that would be great.
Ex) A vertical dam has a semicircular gate as shown in the figure. The total depth d of the figure is 36 m, the height h of air above the water level is 6 m, and the width w of the gate is 10 m. Find the hydrostatic force against the gate. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Use 9.8 m/s^2 for the acceleration due to gravity. Recall that the weight density of water is 1000 kg/m^3.)
Answer: ____ N
Ex) A vertical dam has a semicircular gate as shown in the figure. The total depth d of the figure is 36 m, the height h of air above the water level is 6 m, and the width w of the gate is 10 m. Find the hydrostatic force against the gate. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Use 9.8 m/s^2 for the acceleration due to gravity. Recall that the weight density of water is 1000 kg/m^3.)
Answer: ____ N