A supertanker can hold 3.00 x 105 m³ of liquid (nearly 300,000 tons of crude oil). (a) How long (in s) would it take to fill the tanker if you could divert a small river flowing at 2300 ft³/s into it? (b) How long (in s) for the same river at a flood stage flow of 90,000 ft³/s?

A supertanker can hold 3.00 x 105 m³ of liquid (nearly 300,000 tons of crude oil). (a) How long (in s) would it take to fill the tanker if you could divert a small river flowing at 2300 ft³/s into it? (b) How long (in s) for the same river at a flood stage flow of 90,000 ft³/s?

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Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter10: Motion In A Noninertial Reference Frame

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.21P

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