A freshwater diver sets a maximum safe absolute pressure of

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Fluids · Fluids

Problem

3.50\times10^{5}\,\text{Pa}

. Atmospheric pressure at the surface is

1.01\times10^{5}\,\text{Pa}

. Using

g = 10\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-2}

, the diver calculates a permissible depth. The actual local gravitational field is

g = 9.81\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-2}

. Determine the percent error in the diver’s calculated depth.