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Key Equations

Density of a sample at constant density ρ=mV
Pressure p=FA
Pressure at a depth h in a fluid of constant density p=p0+ρgh
Change of pressure with height in a
constant-density fluid
dp dy =ρg
Absolute pressure pabs=pg+patm
Pascal’s principle F1 A1 =F2 A2
Volume flow rate Q=dV dt
Continuity equation (constant density) A1v1=A2v2
Continuity equation (general form) ρ1A1v1=ρ2A2v2
Bernoulli’s equation p+12 ρv2+ρgy=constant
Viscosity η=FL vA
Poiseuille’s law for resistance R=8ηl πr4
Poiseuille’s law Q=(p2p1)πr4 8ηl
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