Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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Chapter 11, Problem 2P
A pebble is dropped into a stream of water that flows in a rectangular channel at 2 m depth. In one second, a ripple caused by the stone is carried 7 m downstream. What is the speed of the flowing water?
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