Answer:
F = 3.03 10⁷ N
Explanation:
We will eat by calculating the pressure in the tank
P = ρ g h
the pressure totals the sum of the pressure of each liquid
P_total = P_oil + P_water + P_Hg
P_total = ρ_oil g h_oil + ρ_water g h_water + ρ_Hg g h_Hg
P_total = g (ρ_oil h_oil + ρ_water h_water + ρ_Hg h_Hg)
P_total = 9.8 (800 8 + 1000 6 + 13 600 5)
P_total = 7,879 10⁵ Pa
The definition of Pressure is
P = F / A
F = P A
The area of a tank is the area of a circle
A = π r² = π d² / 4
F = P π d² / 4
let's calculate
F = 7,879 10⁵ π 7²/4
F = 3.03 10⁷ N
In this calculation the atmospheric pressure was not taken into account because they ask the hydrostatic pressure
