Water flows through a horizontal cylindrical pipe of varying cross section. The velocity is 5.1 m/s at a point where the pipe diameter is 1.4 cm. What is the velocity at a point where the pipe diameter is 5.5 cm? Express your answer in m/s, to at least two digits after the decimal point.

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Water flows through a horizontal cylindrical pipe of varying cross section. The velocity is 5.1 m/s at a
point where the pipe diameter is 1.4 cm.
What is the velocity at a point where the pipe diameter is 5.5 cm?
Express your answer in m/s, to at least two digits after the decimal point.
Transcribed Image Text:Water flows through a horizontal cylindrical pipe of varying cross section. The velocity is 5.1 m/s at a point where the pipe diameter is 1.4 cm. What is the velocity at a point where the pipe diameter is 5.5 cm? Express your answer in m/s, to at least two digits after the decimal point.
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