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A vertical plate, composed of a square and a triangle, is submerged so that its upper edge...

A vertical plate, composed of a square and a triangle, is submerged so that its upper edge coincides with the water surface (Figure). What is the height to length ratio such that the pressure force on the square is equal to the pressure force on the triangle?

Figure Front view of vertically submerged plate.

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