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What pressure is exerted on the bottom of a 0.500-mwide by 0.900-m-long gas tank that can hold 50.0 kg of gasoline by the weight of the gasoline in it when it is full?

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Problem 20PE

What pressure is exerted on the bottom of a 0.500-mwide by 0.900-m-long gas tank that can hold 50.0 kg of gasoline by the weight of the gasoline in it when it is full?

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The pressure (P) exerted on the bottom of gas tank that holds 50 kg of gasoline is given by,

Where, F = Force due to the weight

                    of the gasoline in N

             A = area of the bottom of the

                    tank in m2

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