A water pipe having a 2.34 cm inside diameter carries water into the basement of a house at a speed of 0.888 m/s and a pressure of 171 kPa. If the pipe tapers to 1.90 cm and rises to the second floor 7.87 m above the input point, what are the (a) speed and (b) water pressure at the second floor? (a) Number 1.3469065928 Units m/s (b) Number i 93361.1933151 Units kPa

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A water pipe having a 2.34 cm inside diameter carries water into the basement of a house at a speed of 0.888 m/s and a pressure of
171 kPa. If the pipe tapers to 1.90 cm and rises to the second floor 7.87 m above the input point, what are the (a) speed and (b) water
pressure at the second floor?
(a) Number
1.3469065928
Units
m/s
(b) Number
i
93361.1933151
Units
kPa
Transcribed Image Text:A water pipe having a 2.34 cm inside diameter carries water into the basement of a house at a speed of 0.888 m/s and a pressure of 171 kPa. If the pipe tapers to 1.90 cm and rises to the second floor 7.87 m above the input point, what are the (a) speed and (b) water pressure at the second floor? (a) Number 1.3469065928 Units m/s (b) Number i 93361.1933151 Units kPa
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