A storage tank 29 m high is filled with gasoline. (Assume the tank is open and e

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A storage tank 29 m high is filled with gasoline. (Assume the tank is open and exposed to the atmosphere at the top.) (a) Find the gauge pressure at the bottom of the tank.
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(b) Calculate the magnitude of the net force that acts on a square access hatch at the bottom of the tank that measures 0.3 m by 0.3 m.
(a) Find the gauge pressure at the bottom of the tank.
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(b) Calculate the magnitude of the net force that acts on a square access hatch at the bottom of the tank that measures 0.3 m by 0.3 m.

Explanation / Answer

density of gasoline = 750 kg/m^3

gauge presuure = 101325 + (29*750*9.8)

= 314475 P

Net force = 314475*0.3*0.3

= 28.3 kN

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