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Assuming that the atmosphere has a uniform density of `(1.3kg//m^(3))` and an effective height of 10 km, find the force exerted on an area of dimensions `100mxx80m` at the bottom of the atmosphere.

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`F=PA=rhoghA=(1.3)(9.8)(10^(4))(100xx80)=12.74xx8xx10^(7)N=1.0192xx10^(9)N`
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