Water Flowing Through a Cylindrical Pipe Suddenly Comes to a Section

question 86

Multiple Choice

Water flowing through a cylindrical pipe suddenly comes to a section of pipe where the diameter decreases to 86% of its previous value. If the speed of the water in the larger section of the pipe was 32m/s, what is its speed in this smaller section if the water behaves like an ideal incompressible fluid?

• A) 43 m/s
• B) 28 m/s
• C) 37 m/s
• D) 24 m/s

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