A water pipe having a 2.70 cm inside diameter carries water into the basement of a house ata speed of 0.851 m/s and a pressure of 247 kPa. If the pipe tapers to 1.51 cm and rises to the second floor 6.70 m above the input point, what are the (a) speed and (b) water pressure at the second floor? (a) Number i Units (b) Number Units

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A water pipe having a 2.70 cm inside diameter carries water into the basement of a house ata speed of 0.851 m/s and a pressure of
247 kPa. If the pipe tapers to 1.51 cm and rises to the second floor 6.70 m above the input point, what are the (a) speed and (b) water
pressure at the second floor?
(a) Number
i
Units
(b) Number
Units
Transcribed Image Text:A water pipe having a 2.70 cm inside diameter carries water into the basement of a house ata speed of 0.851 m/s and a pressure of 247 kPa. If the pipe tapers to 1.51 cm and rises to the second floor 6.70 m above the input point, what are the (a) speed and (b) water pressure at the second floor? (a) Number i Units (b) Number Units
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