A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall per unit length is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and H = Height of liquid)
wH
wH/2
wH2/2
wH2/3
Correct Answer :
C. wH2/2
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