$9.[20]$ Water is siphoned from the large tank shown in the figure. The water barometer indicates a reading of $30\mathrm{.}2$ ft $.$ Note that the pressure of the vapor in the closed end of the barometer equals the vapor pressure $(0\mathrm{.}256$ psi $,$ absolute$).$

$($a$)[10]$ Provide the atmospheric pressure $($psf$)$ based on the measurements in the figure.

$($b$)[10]$ Determine the maximum value of $\backslash ($ h $\backslash )$ allowed without cavitation occurring. If you refer to locations in the figure, be sure to label them!

$($a$)1921$ psf

$($b$)3\mathrm{.}13$ ft