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An airplane has a mass of 1.

60 3 104 kg, and each


wing has an area of 40.0 m2. During level flight, the pressure
on the lower wing surface is 7.00 3 104 Pa. (a) Suppose
the lift on the airplane were due to a pressure difference
alone. Determine the pressure on the upper wing surface.
(b) More realistically, a significant part of the lift is due to
deflection of air downward by the wing. Does the inclusion
of this force mean that the pressure in part (a) is higher or
lower? Explain.

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