Question

The water in the plumbing in a house is at a gauge pressure of 300,000 pa. What force does this cause on the top of the tank inside a water heater if the area of the top is 0. 2 m^2?

Answer 1

60 000 N

Step-by-step explanation:

1 pa = 1 N/m^2

you have 300 000 of these = 300 000 N /m^2

but only an area of .2 m^2

300 000 N / m^2 * .2 m^2 = 60 000 N