The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a mulitifluid manometer as shown in the figure below. the tank is located on a mountain at an altitude of 1400m where thw atmospheric pressure is 85.6 kPa. Determine the air pressure in the tank if h,=0.1 m, h, = 0.2 m, h, = 0.35m. Take the densities of water, oil, and mercury to be 1000 kg/m³, 850 kg/m³ and 13600 kg/m³ respectively. AIR WATER Mercury

The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a mulitifluid manometer as shown in the figure below. the tank is located on a mountain at an altitude of 1400m where thw atmospheric pressure is 85.6 kPa. Determine the air pressure in the tank if h,=0.1 m, h, = 0.2 m, h, = 0.35m. Take the densities of water, oil, and mercury to be 1000 kg/m³, 850 kg/m³ and 13600 kg/m³ respectively. AIR WATER Mercury

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