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The Quill's tube with its open end upwards is fixed in slanting position making `45^(@)' with the vertical line. If the atmospheric pressure be equal to 'H' and the length of the mercury pallet in the Quill's tube 'h', then the pressure of air enclosed in the tube is equal to _____

A

H+h

B

H-h

C

`H+(h)/(sqrt(2))`

D

`H-(h)/(sqrt(2))`

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