Question: A window in a house is rectangular, with height 40 cm and width 30 cm. The pressure inside the house is normal atmospheric pressure when

A window in a house is rectangular, with height 40 cm and width 30 cm. The pressure inside the house is normal atmospheric pressure when a hurricane arrives and the wind speed outside is 75 m/s (about 165 mi/h). 

(a) Does the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the window tend to push the window into the house or out of the house? 

(b) What is the force on the window?

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