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30 April, 00:18

The barometer of a mountain hiker reads 930 mbars at the beginning of a hiking trip and 780 mbars at the end. Neglecting the effect of altitude on local gravitational acceleration, determine the verticl distance climed. Assume an average air density of 1.20kg/m^3 ... ?

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  1. 30 April, 00:30
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    We could use the change of pressure to calculate for the height climbed by the mountain hiker. The change of pressure is given by

    p = rho * g * h, where p is the change of pressure, rho is the air density, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height.

    Using the conversion 1 mbar = 100 Pa,

    (930 - 780) (100) = (1.20) (9.80) h

    15000 = 1.20*9.80*h

    h = 1.28 km
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