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Given information

It is a given that an aquarium 5 ft long, 2 ft wide, and 3 ft deep is full of water.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

The force on a surface due to pressure   exerted is   , where  is the area of the surface being considered.

 

Evaluating the area of the bottom surface of the aquarium:

 

 

Also, the the hydrostatic pressure at the bottom is evaluated as:

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