A garden hose has an internal diameter of and delivers water at a speed of

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Problem

A garden hose has an internal diameter of

2.0\,\text{cm}

and delivers water at a speed of

1.5\,\text{m}\!/\!\text{s}

. The nozzle attached to the hose has an internal diameter of

0.80\,\text{cm}

. What is the speed of the water as it leaves the nozzle? (a)

18.8\,\text{m}\!/\!\text{s}

(b)

0.24\,\text{m}\!/\!\text{s}

(c)

9.4\,\text{m}\!/\!\text{s}

(d)

3.8\,\text{m}\!/\!\text{s}