Pressure on a lateral side of a tank

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Calculating the pressure on the lateral sides of a tank involves understanding that pressure increases linearly with depth, expressed as p = ρgh. The average pressure on the side of the tank is half the pressure at the bottom, which is why the formula includes a division by 2. This average pressure can be used to determine the total force on the tank's side by multiplying it by the surface area. However, since pressure varies along the wall, integrating the pressure distribution is necessary for precise calculations. The concept of average pressure helps simplify the analysis, but it does not replace the need for understanding the varying pressure at different depths.
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You mean that i should first find the force that one coin exerts,then the force that all other coins exert and add them to the force of the chess board :!
so the force on the table=(64*100)+force of the chess board

So pressure on the table=6400+force of the chess board/area(I guess area=640)
 
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Well,okay,may be you mean that force is still the same whatever the way we distribute it.
 

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