In a lab, a foot-long test tube contains gasoline (density equal to 748.9 kg/m³) and oil (density equal to 950 kg/m3). The gasoline occupies the upper half of the tube while the oil occupies the lower half of the test tube. Compute for the pressure at the middle of the tube (at the interface between oil and gasoline).

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In a lab, a foot-long test tube contains gasoline (density equal to 748.9 kg/m³) and oil (density equal to 950 kg/m3). The gasoline occupies the upper half of the tube while the oil occupies the lower half of the test tube. Compute for the pressure at the middle of the tube (at the interface between oil and gasoline).

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