The force on one face of a right triangle is ?

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Homework Statement



Problem:
Find the force on one face of a right triangle of sides 4 meters and altitude of 3 meters. The altitude is submerged vertically with the 4 meter side in the surface.

The selections by the way are

a. 58.86 kNewton
b. 53.22 kNewton
c. 62.64 kNewton
d. 66.27 kNewton



The Attempt at a Solution



I tried solving it through vectors but didn't get any close to anyone of the choices.
 
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