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Given:

Maximum stress the structure can withstand is (P) = 109 Pa

Depth of the ocean (d) = 3 km = 3 × 10³ m

Density of water (ρ) = 1000 kg/m³

We know that pressure due to depth d = ρgd

Pressure due to depth d of water = ρgd

= 1000 kg/m³ × 9.8 m/s² × (3 × 10³m)

= 2.94 × 10⁷ Pa

The maximum allowable stress for the structure(10⁹Pa ) is greater than the pressure of the sea (2.94 × 10⁷Pa). Hence the structure can be put on top of an oil well in the ocean.