Задача id10671

The tank is filled with gasoline (рб = 750 kg/m3) to a height Н = 2 m. At the bottom of the tank there is a hole axb = 0.5 x 0.6 m, closed by a ladder, which rotates around hinge A (Fig.). The weight of the ladder is G = 120 N. Determine the opening force Tmin of the ladder and the distance x of application of this force.

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