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IP A backyard swimming pool is circular in shape and contains water to a uniform depth of 38 cm. It is 2.3 m in diameter and is not completely filled, (a) What is the pressure at the bottom of the pool? (b) If a person gets into the pool and floats peacefully, does the pressure at the bottom of the pool increase, decrease, or stay the same? (c) Calculate the pressure at the bottom of the pool if the floating person has a mass of 72 kg.

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Problem 95GP

IP A backyard swimming pool is circular in shape and contains water to a uniform depth of 38 cm. It is 2.3 m in diameter and is not completely filled, (a) What is the pressure at the bottom of the pool? (b) If a person gets into the pool and floats peacefully, does the pressure at the bottom of the pool increase, decrease, or stay the same? (c) Calculate the pressure at the bottom of the pool if the floating person has a mass of 72 kg.

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(a) In this part of the problem, we are asked to calculate the pressure at the bottom of the pool. The known values are given as follows

 

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