An open channel has a vee shaped cross section with sides inclined at an angle of 60° to the vertical. If the rate of flow is 80 dm³ s-¹ when the depth at the centre is 0.25 m, what must be the slope of the channel assuming Chezy's constant is 45 in SI units.

An open channel has a vee shaped cross section with sides inclined at an angle of 60° to the vertical. If the rate of flow is 80 dm³ s-¹ when the depth at the centre is 0.25 m, what must be the slope of the channel assuming Chezy's constant is 45 in SI units.

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