An open rectangular tanks is 3m wide and 4m long the tank


An open rectangular tanks is 3m wide and 4m long. The tank contains water to depth of 2m and oil (SG=0.8) on top of the water to a depth of 1m. Determine the magnitude and location of the resultant force acting on one end of the tank (i.e. 3m high by 3m wide).

Please include visuals.

And please explain why, when breaking the force due to water down into two prisms, you use the pressure due to oil in one prism but not the other.

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