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Question 5.3: A tank is 1.5 m square and contains 1.0 m of water. How high...

A tank is 1.5 m square and contains 1.0 m of water. How high must its sides be if no water is to be spilled when the acceleration is 4.0 m/s,2 parallel to a pair of sides?

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