Water is filled to height H behind a dam of width w. The resultant force on dam is ? Share with your friends Share 19 Aditi answered this We know that pressure varies with height , so average pressure Pavg =Ptop +P bottom2=0+ρgH2=ρgH2Total force on the dam is ;F=PavgAF=ρgH2×HwF=ρgH2w2 98 View Full Answer Pranjal Sawant answered this the answer is 1/2density*g*w*h but how ? -6
