The Willis (formerly called \Sears") tower is 527 m tall. What pressure must the water at the base of the tower be at
in order to just barely make it to the top of the tower? (Hint: the top of the pipe is open to the atmosphere; ignore the
change in atmospheric pressure with height.
Answer: 52 atm
How was this solved?

Question

The Willis (formerly called \Sears") tower is 527 m tall. What pressure must the water at the base of the tower be at
in order to just barely make it to the top of the tower? (Hint: the top of the pipe is open to the atmosphere; ignore the
change in atmospheric pressure with height. 
Answer: 52 atm 
How was this solved?

anonymous · Answer

Simple thought: Each 10 meters of water in a column gives a pressure equivalent to 1 atm so to reach this height with water you need height/10 atms.