Answer to Question #113370 in Other Engineering for Raphy

Question

1. What gauge pressure in Pa must a pump produce in order to pump water from the bottom of Grand Canyon (730 m elevation) to the Indian gardens (1370 m)?

2. Calculate the pressure at the bottom of the container with 1.2 m high layer of oil (SG=0.82), 0.5 m layer of water and 0.3 m layer of mercury (SG=13.6)

3. A cube having a side 8 cm in length has a density of 900 kg/m³. What is the mass and unit weight of the cube?

4. Georgie is trying to float his toy boat on water during one rainy day. If it weighs 130 N and has a density of 9 g/cm³, what is the total volume of the toy and the buoyant force exerted on it?

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