At ground level the atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kpa at 15 celcius. Calculate the pressure at a point 6500 m above the ground, assuming (a) no density variation, (b) an isothermal variation of density with pressure

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At ground level the atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kpa at 15 celcius. Calculate the pressure at a point 6500 m above the ground, assuming (a) no density variation, (b) an isothermal variation of density with pressure. 

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