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Homework Statement
Water entering a house flows with a speed of 0.228 m/s through a pipe of 1.08 cm inside radius. What is the speed of the water at a point where the pipe tapers to a radius of 2.39 mm?
Homework Equations
Continuity equation: A1V1 = A2V2
Bernoulli's Principle: P1 + .5pv1^2 + pgh1 = P2 + .5pv2^2 + pgh2, where P = Pressure,
p = density.
Volume of a cylinder = pi (r)^2 (h)
Area of a cylinder = 2pi (r)^2 + 2pi (r)h