A typical diameter of the aorta is 2 cm, when a person is resting the rate of flow is Q= 6L/min (a) find the average speed in the aorta under these circumstances. (b) Find the power output of the left ventricle of a person at rest assuming an average blood pressure of 100 mm-Hg at the aorta.

A typical diameter of the aorta is 2 cm, when a person is resting the rate of flow is Q= 6L/min (a) find the average speed in the aorta under these circumstances. (b) Find the power output of the left ventricle of a person at rest assuming an average blood pressure of 100 mm-Hg at the aorta.

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(a) find the average speed in the aorta under these circumstances.

(b) Find the power output of the left ventricle of a person at rest assuming an average blood pressure of 100 mm-Hg at the aorta.

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