SOLUTION: A certain gas will escape from a storage tank according to the formula e=140√p, where e represents the amount escaping per minute in gallons, and p represents the pressure in
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Question 198290: A certain gas will escape from a storage tank according to the formula e=140√p, where e represents the amount escaping per minute in gallons, and p represents the pressure inside the tank in pounds per square inch. Find the pressure when approx. 275 gallons per minute are escaping.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.
Plug in e=275
Divide both sides by 140.
Divide
Square both sides
Rearrange the terms and square 1.96429 to get 3.85844
So the pressure is approximately 3.85844 psi
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