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Water stands upto a height `h` behind the vertical wall of a dam what is the net horizontal force pushing the dam down by the stream if width of the dam is `sigma`? `(rho=` density of water)

A

`2 h sigma g`

B

`(h^(2) sigma rhog)/2`

C

`(h^(2) sigma rho g)/4`

D

`( h sigma rho g)/4`

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