An open tank contains water at a height of 3.6m. If the water is to be replaced by a liquid whose specific gravity is 1.22, Determine the height of that liquid so that the pressure at the bottom of the tank will be the same. A 4.39 m B 4.83 m No answer among the choices 2.95 m (E) 2.18 m
An open tank contains water at a height of 3.6m. If the water is to be replaced by a liquid whose specific gravity is 1.22, Determine the height of that liquid so that the pressure at the bottom of the tank will be the same. A 4.39 m B 4.83 m No answer among the choices 2.95 m (E) 2.18 m
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![An open tank contains water at a height of 3.6m. If the water is to be replaced by a liquid whose specific gravity is 1.22, Determine
the height of that liquid so that the pressure at the bottom of the tank will be the same.
A 4.39 m
B 4.83 m
CNo answer among the choices
D 2.95 m
E) 2.18 m](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe5c683a7-fced-4199-a11d-b4d1f43085aa%2Fa5183ad3-720c-4491-b6f8-ebddf2ca957e%2F4bk5wto_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An open tank contains water at a height of 3.6m. If the water is to be replaced by a liquid whose specific gravity is 1.22, Determine
the height of that liquid so that the pressure at the bottom of the tank will be the same.
A 4.39 m
B 4.83 m
CNo answer among the choices
D 2.95 m
E) 2.18 m
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