1- The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a multifluid manometer as shown in Fig.. The tank is located on a mountain at an altitude of 1400 m where the atmospheric pressure is 86kPa.Determine the air pressure in the tank if h1= 0.15 m, h2= 0.25 m, and h3=0.4 m. Take the densities of water, oil, and mercury to be 1000 kg/m3, 850 kg/m3, and 13,600 kg/m3, respectively.

1- The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a multifluid manometer as shown in Fig.. The tank is located on a mountain at an altitude of 1400 m where the atmospheric pressure is 86kPa.Determine the air pressure in the tank if h1= 0.15 m, h2= 0.25 m, and h3=0.4 m. Take the densities of water, oil, and mercury to be 1000 kg/m3, 850 kg/m3, and 13,600 kg/m3, respectively.

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