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PRACTICE / Hydrostatic pressure
Two liquid layers add pressure
An open tank contains 0.50 m of oil of density 800 kg/m³ above 0.30 m of water of density 1000 kg/m³.
Find the gauge pressure at the bottom.
Organize the givens & assumptions
- hoil = 0.50 m
- hwater = 0.30 m
- ρoil = 800 kg/m³
- ρwater = 1000 kg/m³
Stationary immiscible layers with constant densities; open surface; g = 10 m/s².
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