Answer to Question #169240 in Physics for Louis

Question #169240

A vertical storage tank has 2.5 m of heavy fuel oil (p=0.94g cm3) Floating on 0.5 m of water (p=1.0 g cm3). What is the pressure at the bottom of the tank due to the liquid in it?


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2021-03-08T08:25:59-0500

"p=p_1+p_2=\\rho_1gh_1+\\rho_2gh_2="


"=940\\cdot9.8\\cdot2.5+1000\\cdot9.8\\cdot0.5=27930\\ (Pa)" .Answer

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