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A swimming pool is 5.0 m long, 4.0 m wide, and 3.0 m deep. Compute the force exerted by the water against (a) the bottom and (b) either end. (Hint: Calculate the force on a thin, horizontal strip at a depth h, and integrate this over the end of the pool.) Do not include the force due to air pressure.

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Answer

  1. The force exerted by the water at the bottom is 588000 N,
  2. The force exerted by the either ends of the swimming pool is 176400 N.

Step by step solution

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Step-by-Step Solution Step 1: Identification of the given data

The dimensions of the swimming pool are 5.0 m, 4.0 m, 3.0 m.

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Force acting on the bottom of swimming pool

Part (a)

The force acting on the bottom of the swimming pool will be equal to the total weight of the water. The weight of the water is given by,

F=gV

Here, is the density of the fluid, g is the acceleration due to gravity whose value is 9.8 m/s2, V is the volume of the swimming pool.

The volume of the swimming pool will be,

V=5鈥尘4鈥尘3鈥尘V=60鈥尘3

Substitute 60 m3 for V, 9.8 m/s2 for g, 1000 kg/m3 for in the above equation,

F=1000鈥塳驳/m39.8鈥尘/s260鈥尘31N1鈥塳驳m/s2=588000鈥塏

Thus, the force exerted by the water at the bottom is 588000 N.

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Determination of the force exerted by the water at either end

Part (b)

The pressure exerted by the water may vary vertically so in order to find the force at either end of the pool. Consider a thin horizontal strip of length x equal placed between depth h and dh.

The force acting on the strip will be,

F=PA=(gh)(xdh)

Here,gh is the gauge pressure.

For net force, integrate the force on each horizontal strip.

F=0dgh(xdh)F=gxh220dF=12gxd2

Here, xis the length of the strip equals to the width of the pool, d is total depth of the pool.

Substitute 4m for x, 9.8 m/s2 for g, 1000 kg/m3 for , 3 m for d in the above equation,

F=121000鈥塳驳/m39.8鈥尘/s24鈥尘3鈥尘21鈥塏1鈥塳驳m/s2=176400鈥塏

Thus, the force acting on the either ends of the swimming pool will be 176400 N.

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