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Homework Statement
The main water line enters a house on the first floor. The line has a gauge pressure of 1.70 X 10^5 Pa.
(a) A faucet on the second floor, 5.2 m above the first floor, is turned off. What is the gauge pressure at this faucet?
Pa
(b) How high above the water main could a faucet be before no water would flow from it, even if the faucet were open?
Homework Equations
P(gauge)=[tex]\rho[/tex]gh
Pabs = Patm + Pgauge
Pabs = 1.01 X 10^5Pa + [tex]\rho[/tex]gh
density of water = 1000kg/m^3
The Attempt at a Solution
i tried to use both of these equations but it didn't work. do i need to use 1.70 X 10^5Pa when solving the problem?
I tried the first equation and got 51012Pa (1000 X 9.81 X 5.2)
i tried using the second one and got the wrong answer too.
then i tried to find the density at the closed water fountain.. but i wasn't even
sure how to use that information.
which equation should i use to solve a?
i'm sure i can solve b after finding this.