Answer
$3062500 N$
Work Step by Step
The pressure at depth k is $\rho * g* k$, so the average pressure at face B is $12.5*g*1000$ = $122500 Pa$. Multiplying this by the $25 m^2$ area of the face, we get $3062500 N$.
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 14 - Fluids - Problems - Page 408: 20b
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