The vessel shown in the figure has two sections. The lower part is a rectangular vessel with area of cross-section A and height h. The upper part is a conical vessel of height h with base area ‘A’ and top area ‘a’ and the walls of the vessel are inclined at an angle 30° with the vertical. A liquid of density ρ fills both the sections upto a height 2h. Neglecting atmospheric pressure.
(A) The force F exerted by the liquid on the base of the vessel is 2hρgA
(B) the pressure P at the base of the vessel is 2hρg
(C) the weight of the liquid W is greater than the force exerted by the liquid on the base
(D) the walls of the vessel exert a downward force (F – W) on the liquid.
