Water enters a nozzle through a pipe of diameter with a speed of

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Problem

Water enters a nozzle through a pipe of diameter

8\,\text{cm}

with a speed of

2\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

. Calculate the diameter of the nozzle exit required to obtain an exit speed of

10\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

. (a)

5.1\,\text{cm}

(b)

3.6\,\text{cm}

(c)

7.2\,\text{cm}

(d)

1.6\,\text{cm}