Question: The Three Gorges Dam started operation in China in 2008. With the largest electrical generating capacity in the world, the dam is about 2000 m long and 180 m high, and has created a lake longer than Lake Superior. Assume the dam is rectangular in shape.
(a) Estimate the water pressure at the base of the dam.
(b) Set up and evaluate a definite integral giving the total force of the water on the dam.