A football, meant to be thrown at 60 mi/h in sea-level air( ρ = 1.22 kg/m 3 , μ = 1.78 E-5 N . m 2 ), is to be testedusing a one-quarter scale model in a water tunnel ( ρ =998 kg/m 3 , μ = 0.0010 N . s/m 2 ). For dynamic similarity,what is the ratio of prototype force to model force?( a ) 3.86 : 1, ( b ) 16 : 1, ( c ) 32 : 1, ( d ) 56 : 1, ( e ) 64 : 1

A football, meant to be thrown at 60 mi/h in sea-level air( ρ = 1.22 kg/m 3 , μ = 1.78 E-5 N . m 2 ), is to be testedusing a one-quarter scale model in a water tunnel ( ρ =998 kg/m 3 , μ = 0.0010 N . s/m 2 ). For dynamic similarity,what is the ratio of prototype force to model force?( a ) 3.86 : 1, ( b ) 16 : 1, ( c ) 32 : 1, ( d ) 56 : 1, ( e ) 64 : 1

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