Find the force exerted by the water on a 2 m 2 plane surface of a large stone placed at the bottom of a sea 500 m deep. Does the force depend on the orientation of the surface?

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

Here, we first find the pressure at depth of 500m of water. We know the density of water, .

Pressure,

Given, area,

So the force, (ANS)

The force only depends on the depth of the water and the cross-sectional area of the stone and is same at all points lying in the same horizontal plane. So the force is independent of the orientation of the surface.

Find the force exerted by the water on a 2 m2 plane surface of a large stone placed at the bottom of a sea 500 m deep. Does the force depend on the orientation of the surface?

Find the force exerted by the water on a 2 m² plane surface of a large stone placed at the bottom of a sea 500 m deep. Does the force depend on the orientation of the surface?