To solve this problem we will apply the concepts related to pressure, depending on the product between the density of the fluid, the gravity and the depth / height at which it is located.
For mercury, density, gravity and height are defined as
For the air the defined properties would be
We have for equilibrium that
Replacing,
Rearranging to find
Therefore the elevation of the mountain top is 9400ft
Answer:
Velocity = 3.25[m/s]
Explanation:
This problem can be solved if we use the Bernoulli equation: In the attached image we can see the conditions of the water inside the container.
In point 1, (surface of the water) we have the atmospheric pressure and at point 2 the water is coming out also at atmospheric pressure, therefore this members in the Bernoulli equation could be cancelled.
The velocity in the point 1 is zero because we have this conditional statement "The water surface drops very slowly and its speed is approximately zero"
h2 is located at point 2 and it will be zero.
