A building is 512 m high. What must be the minimum water pressure in a pipe at ground level in order to get water out of a tap i

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A building is 512 m high. What must be the minimum water pressure in a pipe at ground level in order to get water out of a tap i

n a restaurant on the top floor? Density of water is 1000 kg/m^3, assume the pressure on the top floor is 1 atmosphere (Patm=1.01 x 10^5 Pa).
a. 5 x 10^6 Pa
b. 2 x 10^6 Pa
c. 1 x 10^6 Pa
d. 5 x 10^5 Pa
e. 1 x 10^5 Pa

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vivado [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-15T20:52:31+03:00

vivado [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

Pressure = 5 x 10⁶ Pa

Explanation:

Given:

Height of building = 512 m

Find:

Pressure

Computation:

P2 = P1+dgh

P2 = 1 + (1000)(9.8)(512)

P2 = 51.2 atm

Pressure = 5 x 10⁶ Pa