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Question

Figure here shows the vertical cross-section of a vessel filled with a liquid of density ρ. The normal thrust per unit area on the walls of the vessel at point. P, as shown, will be

Options

A.h ρ g
B.H ρ g
C.(H − h) ρ g
D.(H − h) ρ g cosθ

Solution

ρg(H − h)
because pressure varies with height.

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