Answer
No, it is not true.
Work Step by Step
When a plate is submerged vertically, the pressure is not constant along the plate, so the fluid force is not
equal to the pressure times the area.
Calculus (3rd Edition)
by Rogawski, Jon; Adams, Colin
Published by
W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10:
1464125260
ISBN 13:
978-1-46412-526-3
Chapter 9 - Further Applications of the Integral and Taylor Polynomials - 9.2 Fluid Pressure and Force - Preliminary Questions - Page 474: 5
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