document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=838763>Question 838763</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (Can someone please help me with this question?)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The function p(d)=1+d/33 gives the pressure in atmospheres (atm, at a depth d in the sea (d is in feet). Note that p(0)=atm, p(33)=2, and so on. Find the pressure at 100 feet.(Type an integer or a simplified fraction)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The pressure at 100 feet is ? atm.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #505308 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=505308\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> p(d) = 1 + d/33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d is the depth in feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p is the pressure in atmospheric units of measure.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 atm is defined as the pressure of the air at ground level.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "per the formula, the deeper you go, the greater the pressure.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when d = 100, the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(100) = 1 + 100/33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify this to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(100) = 4.03030303 atmospheres or atmospheric units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p(0) = 1 atm which means 1 unit of atmospheric pressure.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at 100 feet depth, the pressure is 4 times as much.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 atm is roughly equivalent to 14.7 psi (pounds per square inch of force)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at a depth of 100 feet, 4.03 atm is roughly equivalent to 58.8 pounds per square inch \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the deeper you go, the greater the pressure.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "underwater vessels (like submarines) have a limit to the amount of pressure their hulls can stand before they start buckling.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the underwater vessel goes too deep, it could it's tolerance for withstanding the pressure and suffer a catastrophic failure. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you're interested, you can probably do some google searches on the internet involving what happens to submarines when they exceed their capacity to withstand the pressure at great depths.\r<BR>\n" );
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