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Homework Statement
Suppose that a zone of low atmospheric pressure (a "low") is at some place on the surface of the sea. The pressure at the center of the "low" is 64 mm-Hg less than the pressure at a large distance from the center. By how much will this cause the water level to rise at the center?
Homework Equations
p-p0= -p(density)gy
The Attempt at a Solution
First I converted 64 mm-Hg to Pa using 1.01X10^5 Pa/760 mm-Hg and I got 8505.27 Pa
p-p0=-p(density)gy
101325 Pa-8505.27 Pa=1000X9.8Xh
h=92819.73/9800=9.47 m
According to the book, the answer is 0.85 m