The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a multifluid manometer. Determine the gage pressure of air in the tank if h1 = 0.4 m, h2 = 0.6 m, and h3 = 0.8 m. Take the densities of water, oil, and mercury to be 1000 kg/m3, 850 kg/m3, and 13,600 kg/m3, respectively. OilAirWaterh3Mercury -

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The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a multifluid manometer. Determine the gage pressure of air in the tank if h₁ = 0.4 m, h₂ = 0.6 m, and h₃ = 0.8 m. Take the densities of water, oil, and mercury to be 1000 kg/m³, 850 kg/m³, and 13,600 kg/m³, respectively.

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