1 - Fluid Statics 2 Overview
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Practice Questions
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What is gauge pressure?
💡 Hint: Think about how pressure is measured.
Define buoyant force.
💡 Hint: Remember Archimedes' principle.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What happens to pressure in a fluid as depth increases?
💡 Hint: Think about why swimmers feel pressure while diving deeper.
Buoyant force is determined by the weight of the fluid displaced.
💡 Hint: Recall what Archimedes discovered about floating objects.
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Challenge Problems
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A triangular plate is submerged in water at a 30° angle. The top edge is at a depth of 3 meters. Calculate the resultant force acting on the plate.
💡 Hint: Break it into sections where pressure can be considered constant.
A cylindrical float has a radius of 0.5 m submerged to a depth of 2 m. Find the buoyant force acting on it.
💡 Hint: Remember to convert volume into weight using fluid density.
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