Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 9 - Further Applications of the Integral and Taylor Polynomials - 9.2 Fluid Pressure and Force - Exercises - Page 475: 15

Answer

$$ 6152.69~ \mathrm{N}$$

Work Step by Step

Place the origin at the bottom corner of the plate with the positive $y-$axis pointing upward. The fluid surface is then at height $y = \pi/2$, and the horizontal strip of the plate at height y is at a depth of $ \pi/2 − y$ and has a width of $\sin y$. Now, using integration by parts, we find \begin{aligned} F &=\rho g \int_{0}^{\pi / 2}\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-y\right) \sin y dy \\ & \text{Integrate by parts:} \\ &=\left.\rho g\left[-\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-y\right) \cos y\right|_{0} ^{\pi / 2}-\int_{0}^{\pi / 2}\cos y\right]\\ &=\left.\rho g\left[-\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-y\right) \cos y-\sin y\right]\right|_{0} ^{\pi / 2}\\ &=\rho g\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-1\right) \\ &=1100 \cdot 9.8\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-1\right)\\ & \approx 6152.69 \mathrm{N} \end{aligned}
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