At a height of 10 km (33000 ft) above sea level, atmospheric pressure is about 210 mm of mercury. What is the resultant normal force on a 600 cm2 window of an airplane flying at this height? Assume the pressure inside the plane is 760 mm of mercury. The density of mercury is 13 600 kg/m3.

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