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Find the depth of water in sea where the pressure intensity is 201.105 N/cm². The specific gravity of sea water is 1.025.

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From Eq. (3.1), we have

p = wh = \rho gh

Here                                    w = 1.025 × (1000 × 9.81)h

  201.105 × 10^{4} = 1.025 × (1000 × 9.81)h

Therefore,                                      h = 200  m

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