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i have tried working out the pressures of each liquid hence the horizontall pressure they apply to the gate but have always come up with the wrong answer. do i need to find the horizontall pressure to find the density of the oil?

An open tank has a horizontal bottom. It is divided into two parts by a vertical gate. The gate is rectangular, 3m high and it is hinged at its top. Water of density p,=1000kg/m3 in one part of the tank is acting on one side of the gate, and oil of density p, in the other part of the tank is...