Water Comes Down the Spillway of a Dam from an Initial

question 1

Multiple Choice

Water comes down the spillway of a dam from an initial vertical height of 100 m.What is the highest possible speed of the water at the end of the spillway?

• A) 15 m/s
• B) 44 m/s
• C) 58 m/s
• D) 1370 m/s

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