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The hoover dam near Las Vegas and is 726 ft (222 m) high. If the density of water in Lake Meade is is 1000 kg/m3 what would you expect the gauge pressure at the base of the dam to be?

A.2.02 × 105 Pa

B.3.16 × 106 Pa

C.2.18 × 106 Pa

D.1.11 × 102 Pa

E.1.09 × 103 Pa

 Jul 21, 2016

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E

 Jul 21, 2016
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E

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Thank You

DamienDenninson  Jul 21, 2016
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Gauge pressure = rho*g*h

 

rho = water density

g = gravitational acceleration

h = height

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 Jul 21, 2016
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Plug in the numbers.  E is not the answer.

 Jul 21, 2016
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The answer is "C", according to Alan's calculations.

 Jul 21, 2016

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