In a pump the suction and delivery pipes are of the same size and are at the same level. At a given discharge the loss of head between a point A on the suction side and a point B on the delivery side is 3.0 m. If the pressure at point B is 120 kPa and the head developed by the pump is 10 m, the pressure at point A, in kPa is (Water is the flowing fluid)

In a pump the suction and delivery pipes are of the same size and are at the same level. At a given discharge the loss of head between a point A on the suction side and a point B on the delivery side is 3.0 m. If the pressure at point B is 120 kPa and the head developed by the pump is 10 m, the pressure at point A, in kPa is (Water is the flowing fluid)

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