a pilot records the atmospheric pressure outside his plane as 63cm of Hg while a ground observer records a reading of 75cm of Hg with his barometer. Assuming that the density of air is constant, calculate the height of the plane above the ground. (take the relative densities of air and mecury as 0.00136 and 13.6 respectively)
a
120m
b
138m
c
274m
d
1200m
e
120,000m
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clergy4rel
7 years ago
the answer 120,000 is in cm so converting it to metres, you divide by 100 and it gives you 1200m which is the correct answer

