Water flows through a horizontal pipe of inside diameter at a speed of

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Problem

Water flows through a horizontal pipe of inside diameter 4.0 cm4.0\,\text{cm} at a speed of 1.5 m s−11.5\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}. The pipe then narrows to an inside diameter of 2.0 cm2.0\,\text{cm}. Calculate the volume of water, in liters, that exits the narrower section in 10 s10\,\text{s}.

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