Question

The water pressure on Mustafa as he dives is increasing at a rate of

0.9920.992

0.992

0, point, 992

atmospheres

(atm)(\text{atm})

(atm)

left parenthesis, start text, a, t, m, end text, right parenthesis

per meter

(m)(\text{m})

(m)

left parenthesis, start text, m, end text, right parenthesis

.

What is the rate of increase in water pressure in

atmkm\dfrac{\text{atm}}{\text{km}}

km


atm

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start fraction, start text, a, t, m, end text, divided by, start text, k, m, end text, end fraction

?


atmkm\dfrac{\text{atm}}{\text{km}}

km


atm

​


start fraction, start text, a, t, m, end text, divided by, start text, k, m, end text, end fraction


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Answer 1

992 atm/km

Explanation:

We are asked to convert the rate 0.992 atm/m to atm/km. We know that 1000 meters are equivalent to 1 km, using this factor we can compute:

`0.992 (atm)/(m) * (1000 m)/(1 km) = 992 (atm)/(km)`

Notice that meters are cancelled because they are both in the numerator and in the denominator.