Question: During a plane flight, a passenger experiences ear pain due to a head cold that has clogged his Eustachian tubes. Assuming the pressure in his

During a plane flight, a passenger experiences ear pain due to a head cold that has clogged his Eustachian tubes. Assuming the pressure in his tubes remained at 1.00 atm (from sea level) and the cabin pressure is maintained at 0.900 atm, determine the air pressure force (including its direction) on one eardrum, assuming it has a diameter of 0.800 cm.

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