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A submarine dives to a depth of 333 feet in the ocean. What is the force (in pounds) acting on a hatch that has an area of 4 square feet? Do not consider atmospheric pressure in your calculation, since the pressure inside of the submarine is maintained at 1 atmosphere, which offsets the 1 atmosphere of pressure that normally would be added to the gauge pressure

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The volume of the column of water pressing on the hatch is:

V = A * h

Where A is the cross sectional area and h is the water's ...

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