Pipe water radius

5 m3 of water flows through the pipe in 1 second at a maximum speed of 2 m/s. What is the pipe radius?

Final Answer:

r =  0.8921 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Q=5 m3/s v=2 m/s  t=1 s V=Q t=5 1=5 m3 l=v t=2 1=2 m  V=S l  S=V/l=5/2=25=2.5 m2  S = π r2  r=S/π=2.5/3.1416=0.8921 m



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