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OS-AP-12-45 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Viscosity and Laminar Flow; Poiseuille’s Law (Problem 45)

During a marathon race, a runner’s blood flow increases to 10.0 times her resting rate. Her blood’s viscosity has dropped to 95.0% of its normal value, and the blood pressure difference across the circulatory system has increased by 50.0%. By what factor has the average radii of her blood vessels increased?