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(See Fluids in the News article titled “Giraffe’s blood pressure,” Section 2.3.1.) (a) D...

(See Fluids in the News article titled “Giraffe’s blood pressure,” Section 2.3.1.) (a) Determine the change in hydrostatic pressure in a giraffe’s head as it lowers its head from eating leaves 6 m above the ground to getting a drink of water at ground level as shown in Fig. P2.11. Assume the specific gravity of blood is SG=1. (b) Compare the pressure change calculated in part (a) to the normal 120 mm of mercury pressure in ahuman’s heart.

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