plane as 63cm of HG while a ground observer records a reading of 75cm of Hg with his barometer. assuming that the density of air is constant, calculate the ...

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To solve this problem, we can use the formula: h = (ρm/ρa) * (P0 - P) where: h = height of the plane above the ground ρm = density of mercury (13.6 g/cm^3) ρa = density of air (0.00136 g/cm^3) P0 = atmospheric pressure at ground level (75 cm of Hg) P = atmospheric pressure at the height of the plane (63 cm of Hg) First, we need to convert the units of the densities from g/cm^3 to kg/m^3 to be consistent with the units of the atmospheric pressure in meters of mercury (m of Hg): ρm = 13.6 * 1000 kg/m^3 = 13600 kg/m^3 ρa = 0.00136 * 1000 kg/m^3 = 1.36 kg/m^3 Now, we can plug in the values and solve for h: h = (13600/1.36) * (75 - 63) h = 10000 * 12 h = 120000 meters Therefore, the height of the plane above the ground is 120,000 meters. Note: This answer seems unreasonable as it is much higher than the typical cruising altitude of commercial airplanes. This may be due to a mistake in the given information or in the calculations.