Answer
$d=0.74m$
Work Step by Step
We can find the required depth as
$d=\frac{P_{at}/g-\rho_2(1.0m)}{\rho_{Hg}-\rho_w}$
We plug in the known values to obtain:
$d=\frac{\frac{1.01\times 10^5}{9.81}-(1000)(1.0)}{1.36\times 10^4-1000}$
$d=0.74m$
Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)
by Walker, James S.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-308-2
Chapter 15 - Fluids - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 532: 28
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