How Do You Calculate Pressure at the Bottom of a Partially Filled Water Tank?

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To calculate the pressure at the bottom of a partially filled water tank, first determine the depth of the water, which is 10 meters since the tank is 50% full. Using the formula for hydrostatic pressure, P = ρgh, where ρ is the density of water (1000 kg/m³), g is the acceleration due to gravity (10 m/s²), and h is the depth (10 m), the pressure can be calculated as P = 1000 kg/m³ * 10 m/s² * 10 m. This results in a pressure of 100,000 Pascals or 100 kPa at the bottom of the tank. The calculation neglects atmospheric pressure as it is considered negligible for this scenario.
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A vessel has the height of 20 meters. Calculate the pressure at the bottom of the tank if it is only 50% full. take the density of water is 1000 kg per meters cubed and gravity as 10m/s squared. neglect atmospheric pressure as this will be negligable in comparison.



can anybody work this out, i have tried and tried again i just can't seem to do it.
 
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