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For physics show-and-tell, you want to impress the class by sipping water through a long straw. If you hold the straw vertically, determine the length of the longest straw that you could, in principle, drink from in this manner._____ mAdditional Materials Show My Work (Optional)

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Answer:

10.31 m

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the result you have to use the formula: h = p / eg.

Where: e = 1000Kg/m^3 g=9.8m/s^2 p= 1.01 * 10^5 Pa

The calculation will be:

h= 1.01 * 10^5 / (1000kg/m^2) * (9.8m/s^2)

h= 10.31 m

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