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A dam has broader walls at the bottom than at the top. Explain.

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The pressure exerted by a liquid is dependent on the depth. The deeper a point is in the liquid, the higher is the pressure at the point.

Hence, the walls of a dam are made broader at the bottom to combat the enormous water pressure.

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