The barometric height at sea level is 76cm of mercury while at a point on a highland it is 74cm of mercury. What is the altitude...

The barometric height at sea level is 76cm of mercury while at a point on a highland it is 74cm
of mercury. What is the altitude of the point? (Take g = 10m/s² , density of mercury =
13600kg/m³ and density of air as 1.25kg/m³)

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Kavungya answered the question on April 5, 2019 at 05:53

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