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Homework Statement
Estimate the air pressure at the center of a hurricane with wind speed of 300 km/h at the center. Answer in Pa
Homework Equations
P + 1/2 (density)(velocity)^2
density of air 1.29 kg/m^3
The Attempt at a Solution
P + 0.5 (1.29 kg/m^3)(90000)
Pressure = 58050 atm
1 atm = 101.3kPa so 58050 atm x 101.3 kPa = 5880465 kPa or 5.88 x 10^9 Pa
but the answer is 9.7 x 10^4
What am I doing wrong?