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Use this information for questions 21 and 22. A fluid flows at 0.252 m/s through a pipe with a circular cross-section and diameter of 44 mm. The pipe widens to a square cross-section that is 5.5 cm on a side. What is the speed of the fluid through the square section?
0.506 m/s
0.127 m/s
0.00302 m/s
0.0403 m/s
If the pipe remains at the same level, which section, circular or square, has the greater pressure?
Circular
Square
They are the same
Unable to determine
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