Physics applications of integrals

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Homework Statement


a region that resists a body of water follows the curve y=.3x^2 from 0<=y<=240
using water density of 1000 kg/m^3 and g of 9.8 m/sec^2


Homework Equations


0 to 240∫g(rho)(240-y)2(sqrt(y/.3)


The Attempt at a Solution


9.8(1000)(2)(240^(3/2)(292.199-.730297(240))
i think it is 8520997056
 
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Your problem statement is incomplete and makes no sense.

What do you mean by "a region that resists a body of water..."?
 
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