A house at the bottom of a hill is fed by a full tank of water 5.0 m deep and connected to the house by a pipe that is 110 m long at an angle of 58° from the horizontal (Fig. 13–48). (a) Determine the water gauge pressure at the house.

Question

A house at the bottom of a hill is fed by a full tank of water 5.0 m deep and connected to the house by a pipe that is 110 m long at an angle of 58° from the horizontal (Fig. 13–48). (a) Determine the water gauge pressure at the house. 
		(b) How high could the water shoot if it came vertically out of a broken pipe in front of the house?

john · Answer

a)188 Nm^2 b)77m