FIGURE 15-19 -Water Flows in an Open Channel That Is 2.00 M

question 89

Multiple Choice

FIGURE 15-19
-Water flows in an open channel that is 2.00 m wide. The water surface is 3.00 m above the bottom of the channel. At a certain point, the elevation of the bottom of the channel rises by 1.00 m and the water surface dips down 0.500 m as shown in Figure 15-19. The top surface of the water is at atmospheric pressure. What volume of water is flowing in the channel per unit time?

• A) 1.81 m³/s
• B) 3.62 m³/s
• C) 5.42 m³/s
• D) 8.92 m³/s
• E) 10.8 m³/s

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