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A vertical, triangular gate with water on one side is shown in Figure Q1.

(a)Determine the total resultant force acting on the gate. Write out the hydrostaticequation and explain the terms and their units. (b)If the triangular gate was inversed (see inversed section in Figure Q1(b) above),calculate the total force acting on it and explain why this is different from the first case?As an engineer you are tasked to design the gate. Which solutions would you chooseand why? (c)Draw a sketch of the pressure distribution along the height of the gate. Include thedatum in the sketch and indicate positive vertical direction.[1

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