An incompressible fluid flows steadily through a pipe that has a change in diameter. The fluid speed at a location where pipe radius is 4.0 cm is 1.28 m/s. What is the fluid speed at a location where the radius has narrowed to 2.0 cm?

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An incompressible fluid flows steadily through a pipe that has a change in diameter. The fluid speed at a location where
pipe radius is 4.0 cm is 1.28 m/s. What is the fluid speed at a location where the radius has narrowed to 2.0 cm?
O 0.64 m/s
O 2.56 m/s
O 0.32 m/s
O 1.28 m/s
O 5.12 m/s
Transcribed Image Text:Question 9 An incompressible fluid flows steadily through a pipe that has a change in diameter. The fluid speed at a location where pipe radius is 4.0 cm is 1.28 m/s. What is the fluid speed at a location where the radius has narrowed to 2.0 cm? O 0.64 m/s O 2.56 m/s O 0.32 m/s O 1.28 m/s O 5.12 m/s
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