Water Is Streaming Downward from a Faucet Opening with an Area

question 18

Multiple Choice

Water is streaming downward from a faucet opening with an area of 3.0 * 10^-5 m². It leaves the faucet with a speed of 5.0 m/s. The cross sectional area of the stream 0.50 m below the faucet is:

• A) 1.5 * 10^-5 m²
• B) 2.0* 10^-5 m²
• C) 2.5 *10^-5 m²
• D) 3.0 *10^-5 m²
• E) 3.5* 10^-5 m²

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