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# You have a giant cask of water with a spigot some height below the water surface. The surface of the water, which is essentially at rest, is exposed to atmosphere (\( \approx 10^5 \text{Pa} \)). The water density is \( \approx 1000 \text{kg/m}^3 \). The water pours out of the spigot at \( 3 \text{m/s} \). How far below the water surface is the spigot positioned?

You have a giant cask of water with a spigot some height below the water surface. The surface of the water, which is essentially at rest, is exposed to atmosphere (\( \approx 10^5 \text{Pa} \)). The water density is \( \approx 1000 \text{kg/m}^3 \). The water pours out of the spigot at \( 3 \text{m/s} \). How far below the water surface is the spigot positioned?

![Diagram](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/distancebetweenspigotandwaterlevelfluidsquestions-e1743043223256-247x300.png)

- **A.** \( 0.046 \text{m} \)
- **B.** \( 0.46 \text{m} \)
- **C.** \( 4.6 \text{m} \)
- **D.** \( 46 \text{m} \)

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