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If a scientific team uses special equipment to measures the pressure under water and finds it to be 282 pounds per square foot, at what depth is the team making their measurements?

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p=282 pounds per square foot =1 376.8 kg/m2

d- density of water

d≈997 kg/m³

p=d*h

h=p/d

h=1 376.8/997

h=1.38 m (about 4530 feet 105⁄64 inches)

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