Water flows at 5 (liters/second) through a horizontal pipe that narrows from 10 (cm) diameter to 5 (cm) diameter. If the pressure in the narrow section is 50 (kPa), what is the pressure in the wide section?
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Step 1: Use the equation of continuity to relate the cross-sectional areas and speeds of water in the wide and narrow sections of the pipe: \[q = A_1 \cdot v_1 = A_2 \cdot v_2\] Show more…
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