<description>For a tube containing mercury and water, find the difference in height of the mercury and water using Pascal's law</description>

For a tube containing mercury and water, find the difference in height of the mercury and water using Pascal's law

14-51 Tube of Mercury-fluid mechanics

<description>Given some measurements of the pressure in a fluid taken on the surface of an unknown planet, use Pascal's law and the universal law of gravitation to find the mass of the planet.</description>

Given some measurements of the pressure in a fluid taken on the surface of an unknown planet, use Pascal's law and the universal law of gravitation to find the mass of the planet.

14-47 Mass of a Planet-fluid mechanics

<description>Use Bernoulli's Equation to find the force on an airplane wing and then find the net force acting on the airplane.</description>

Use Bernoulli's Equation to find the force on an airplane wing and then find the net force acting on the airplane.

14-37 Airplane Wing-fluid mechanics

<description>Use the continuity equation to find the exit velocity for water in a shower head</description>

Use the continuity equation to find the exit velocity for water in a shower head

14-29 Shower Head-fluid mechanics

<description>For a block of wood floating on top of a layer of water and below a layer of oil, find its mass and density given how high it is floating</description>

For a block of wood floating on top of a layer of water and below a layer of oil, find its mass and density given how high it is floating

14-25 Wood Floating in Oil-fluid mechanics

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