Hydrostatic pressure: force on side wall of pool when full

synx

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I need to find the hydrostatic force on one side wall of the pool when it's full of water.

I'm not sure how to start this problem off because each side has different depths. Any ideas?

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You should be concerned only about one of the trapezoidal SIDE walls. The rectangular walls are END walls.
 
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