Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
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Chapter 10 - Fluids - General Problems - Page 289: 83

Answer

The pressure on the mountains under the ice is $2\times 10^7~N/m^2$

Work Step by Step

$P = P_0 + \rho~g~h$ where $P$ is the pressure $P_0$ is the atmospheric pressure $\rho$ is the density of the ice $h$ is the depth below the surface We can find the pressure $P$ at the bottom of the ice as: $P = P_0 + \rho~g~h$ $P = (1.013\times 10^5~N/m^2) + (917~kg/m^3)(9.80~m/s^2)(2000~m)$ $P = 2\times 10^7~N/m^2$ The pressure on the mountains under the ice is $2\times 10^7~N/m^2$.
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