Question 466217: Section 5.3 #96.
Atmospheric Pressure The atmospheric pressure p on a balloon or plane decreases with increasing height. This pressure, measured in millimeters of mercury, is related to the height h(in kilometers) above sea level by the function
p(h) = 760e–0.145h
(a) Find the atmospheric pressure at a height of 2 kilometers (over a mile).
(b) What is it at a height of 10 kilometers (over 30,000 feet)?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Atmospheric Pressure The atmospheric pressure p on a balloon or plane decreases with increasing height. This pressure, measured in millimeters of mercury, is related to the height h(in kilometers) above sea level by the function
p(h) = 760e–0.145h
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Note: You did not explain what "e" is.
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(a) Find the atmospheric pressure at a height of 2 kilometers (over a mile).
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p(2) = 760e-0.145(2) = 760e-0.290 ml
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(b) What is it at a height of 10 kilometers (over 30,000 feet)?
p(10) = 760e-0.145(10)
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p(10) = 760e-1.45
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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