SOLUTION: The pressure exerted by a certain liquid at a given point varies directly as the depth of the point beneath the surface of the liquid. The pressure at 60 feet is 25 pounds per squa

Question 1044961: The pressure exerted by a certain liquid at a given point varies directly as the depth of the point beneath the surface of the liquid. The pressure at 60 feet is 25 pounds per square inch. What is the pressure at 150 feet?
Answer by ikleyn(52767) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The pressure exerted by a certain liquid at a given point varies directly as the depth of the point beneath the surface of the liquid.
The pressure at 60 feet is 25 pounds per square inch. What is the pressure at 150 feet?
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You are given 

P = kh      (the first sentence).

where h is the depth in feet and k = const. 

You are also given 

25 = k*60   (the second sentence).

which implies k = .

Hence, P =   =  = 62.5 pounds per square inch.

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