A 4-m-high, 5-m-wide rectangular plate blocks the end of a 4-m-deep freshwater channel, as shown in Fig.P3–66. The plate is hinged about a horizontal axis along its upper edge through a point A and is restrained from opening by a fixed ridge at point B. Determine the force exerted on the plate by the ridge.

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