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Posted by dan on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 5:09pm.

What is the pressure at the bottom of a river (12 m deep) if the air pressure over the river is 98.23 kPa? The density of the river water is 988 kg/m3.

physics - drwls, Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 6:35pm
P = (rho)*g*(depth) + Po

rho is the density of the water
depth = 12 m
g = 9.8 m/s^2
Po = 98.23*10^3 N/m^2

Solve for P

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