Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Chaps 1-38)
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 13, Problem 104GP
(III) Air pressure decreases with altitude. The following data show the air pressure at different altitudes.
(a) Determine the best-fit quadratic equation that shows how the air pressure changes with altitude, (b) Determine the best-fit exponential equation that describes the change of air pressure with altitude, (c) Use each fit to find the air pressure at the summit of the mountain K2 at 8611 m, and give the % difference.
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