A dam is inclined at an angle of 30° from the vertical and has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid 200 ft wide at the top and 100 ft wide at the bottom and with a slant height of 140 ft. Find the hydrostatic force on the dam when it is full of water. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Recall that the weight density of water is 62.5 lb/ft3.)
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