See the sketch below from our textbook (not to scale!), where the liquid in the open-top tank and pipe is water, and the manometer is partially filled with mercury (from "B" around to "C"). You should know the density of water, and assume mercury has density 13.5x that of water. What is the pressure at "A" if h = 200 mm? B E 400 mm 150 mm 100 mm 200 mm Mercury

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See the sketch below from our textbook (not to scale!), where the liquid in the open-top tank and pipe is
water, and the manometer is partially filled with mercury (from "B" around to "C"). You should know the
density of water, and assume mercury has density 13.5x that of water. What is the pressure at "A" if h =
200 mm?
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E
400 mm
C150 mm
100 mm
200 mm
Mercury
Transcribed Image Text:See the sketch below from our textbook (not to scale!), where the liquid in the open-top tank and pipe is water, and the manometer is partially filled with mercury (from "B" around to "C"). You should know the density of water, and assume mercury has density 13.5x that of water. What is the pressure at "A" if h = 200 mm? AQ B E 400 mm C150 mm 100 mm 200 mm Mercury
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