Consider the system of pipes, shown in fig. 1. The cross-sectional areas of A, B, and C have a ratio of 5:1:3. (a) Express the speed of the fluid in pipe A in terms of the speed in pipe B. (b) Express the speed of the fluid in pipe C in terms of the speed in pipe B. (c) Express the speed of the fluid in pipe A in terms of the speed in pipe C.
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Figure l: Cross-section of a pipe system with three different diameters