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OS-AP-12-TP1 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity (Problem 1)

Water flows through a small horizontal pipe with a speed of 12 m/s into a larger part of the pipe for which the diameter of the pipe is doubled. What is the speed of the water in the larger part of the pipe?