he cross section of a particular riverbed is a parabola. A dam blocks its path. The width of the river at the dam is 20m, and the greatest depth at the dam is 9m. Find the total force exerted on the face of the dam.
he cross section of a particular riverbed is a parabola. A dam blocks its path. The width of the river at the dam is 20m, and the greatest depth at the dam is 9m. Find the total force exerted on the face of the dam.
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Hi there can you review the question below, it has been solved already in this platform,But I can't figure out why on differentiating dh/dw on the equation B of this problem gave a result of dh=(-9/50)*dw. Shouldn't it be dh=(-9/50)w*dw? Cheers...
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The cross section of a particular riverbed is a parabola. A dam blocks its path. The width of the river at the dam is 20m, and the greatest depth at the dam is 9m. Find the total force exerted on the face of the dam.
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