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\n" ); document.write( "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.
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document.write( "You are given \r\n" );
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document.write( "P = kh      (the first sentence).\r\n" );
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document.write( "where h is the depth in feet and k = const. \r\n" );
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document.write( "You are also given \r\n" );
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document.write( "25 = k*60   (the second sentence).\r\n" );
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document.write( "which implies k = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, P =   =  = 62.5 pounds per square inch.\r\n" );
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