Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Fluids - Problems - Page 407: 11b

Answer

The blood pressure at the feet is $~~4.1\times 10^2~torr$

Work Step by Step

We can find the blood pressure difference between the feet and the heart: $\Delta P = \rho g \Delta h$ $\Delta P = (1.06\times 10^3~kg/m^3)(9.8~m/s^2)(2.0)$ $\Delta P = 2.078\times 10^4~N/m^2$ $\Delta P = (2.078\times 10^4~N/m^2)(\frac{7.50\times 10^{-3}~torr}{1~Pa})$ $\Delta P = 156~torr$ We can find the blood pressure at the feet: $p_g = 250~torr+156~torr$ $p_g = 4.1\times 10^2~torr$ The blood pressure at the feet is $~~4.1\times 10^2~torr$
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