A hinged gate of length 5 m, inclined at 30° with the horizontal and with water mass on its left, is shown in the figure below. Density of water is 1000 kg/m 3 . The minimum mass of the gate in kg per unit width (perpendicular to the plane of paper), required to keep it closed is

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A hinged gate of length 5 m, inclined at 30° with the horizontal and with water mass on its left, is shown in the figure below. Density of water is 1000 kg/m³. The minimum mass of the gate in kg per unit width (perpendicular to the plane of paper), required to keep it closed is

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