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Fresh water in a channel is contained by the uniform 2.5-m plate freely hinged at A. If th...

Fresh water in a channel is contained by the uniform 2.5-m plate freely hinged at A. If the gate is designed to open when the depth of the water reaches 0.8 m as shown in the figure, what must be the weight w (in newtons per meter of horizontal length into the paper) of the gate?

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