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erobz
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It is perfectly valid for hydrostatic pressure distribution (linear) to apply the resultant force ##F = \bar p A## at the center of pressure ##y_{cp}##.haruspex said:It is not valid to take the average pressure and pretend that is applied equally across the plate. You have to integrate the torques.
If you would like I can share the derivation in my text book?
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