Calculate the minimum force \(P\) necessary to hold a uniform \(12 \mathrm{ft}\) square gate weighing \(500 \mathrm{lb}\) closed on a tank of water under a pressure of \(10 \mathrm{psi}\). Draw a free body of the gate as part of your solution.

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Air at Air at p = 10 psi p = 0 -12 ft- Hinge P. Water 45 P3.48