Problem #4. The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a multifluid manometer. The tank is located on a mountain at an altitude of 1400 m where the atmospheric pressure is 85.6 kPa. Determine the air pressure in the tank if h1 = 0.1 m, h2 = 0.2 m, and h3 = 0.35 m. Take the densities of water, oil, and mercury to be 1000 kg/m³, 850 kg/m³, and 13,600 kg/m³, respectively. AIR WATER h2 Mercury

Problem #4. The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a multifluid manometer. The tank is located on a mountain at an altitude of 1400 m where the atmospheric pressure is 85.6 kPa. Determine the air pressure in the tank if h1 = 0.1 m, h2 = 0.2 m, and h3 = 0.35 m. Take the densities of water, oil, and mercury to be 1000 kg/m³, 850 kg/m³, and 13,600 kg/m³, respectively. AIR WATER h2 Mercury

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