Find the hydrostatic pressure of the inside of the vertical walls of a cylindrical tank with radius 3 and height 20. It is filled with sea water at 64 lb per cubic foot.
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Since the tank is cylindrical and filled with water, the depth of the water will be the same throughout the tank. We can use the formula for the volume of a cylinder to find the depth: V = Ļr^2h where V is the volume of the water, r is the radius of the tank, Show moreā¦
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