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Completely agree. It won't move more than the length of the container itself. Thanks for this insight.

Yes it will be rolling. The moving plates which are attached to each other acts like a floating piston. Actually the plates will always be stationary, the tank/container will move to displace water. I agree, the fig is wrong, the plates should be on the opposite ends from where they are right...

I would like to know if its possible to move water from a filled rectangular tank to another tank sliding down an incline using force generated due to the weight of the empty tank rolling down the slope. Attached is a figure depicting the scenario. I would like to know what should be the...