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A diver is 10m down in the ocean and the pressure gauge on an air tank reads 75kPa.
At what depth will the gauge pressure read zero?

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It shows how to calculate the pressure of an air tank of a diver. Zero pressure of the gauge on an air tank deep in the ocean is determined.

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Assume the pressure reading is x above the ocean. Then we ...

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