A cylindrical jar has radius r. To what height h should it be filled with a liquid so that the force exerted by the liquid on the sides of the jar equals the force exerted on the bottom?
Let a cylinder with radius r be filled with a homogeneous liquid of density up to a height h. Pressure at the bottom of the cylinder, Pressure at the top of the liquid surface, Average pressure on the sides of the cylinder,
Force on the sides of the vessel average pressure
Force on the bottom of the vessel
Two forces will be equal if
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