How Do You Calculate the Height of Oil in a U-Tube?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the height of oil in a U-tube with a circular diameter of 5.60 mm after adding 4.00 milliliters of oil. The oil level rises 6.8 mm above the water level in the right-hand side of the tube. To solve this, participants suggest converting the tube's diameter into milliliters of volume to determine the height corresponding to 1 milliliter. Visual aids, such as diagrams, are recommended to clarify the oil and water interface levels.

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A U-tube of circular diameter 5.60 mm initally contain just water. If 4.00 milliliters(cm^3) of oil is added to the left hand side of the tube the level of the oil is 6.8 mm higher than the level of the water in the right hand side of the tube. Determine the height of the oil.

i'd give some help, but I'm actually clueless on how to start this.
 
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A U-tube of circular diameter 5.60 mm initally contain just water. If 4.00 milliliters(cm^3) of oil is added to the left hand side of the tube the level of the oil is 6.8 mm higher than the level of the water in the right hand side of the tube. Determine the height of the oil.

i'd give some help, but I'm actually clueless on how to start this.

First start by converting the diameter of the inner tubing (which they give) to milli-liters of volume which is how much oil they add. i.e how many mm of height is 1 milliliter of volume.

Then draw a picture showing the oil standing higher (and how much below that the oil/water interface is).
 

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