A 45° reducing bend is connected in a pipeline, the diameters at the inlet and outlet of the bend being 600 mm and 300 mm respectively. Find the force exerted by water and the direction of the force on the bend if the intensity of pressure at inlet to bend is 8.829 N/cm² and rate of flow of water is 600 litres/s. Assume the bend pipe is placed horizontally at z-plane. D₁A₁ G L.x