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Atherosclerosis is a disease characterized by the thickening of the arterial wall. In this condition a deposit forms on the arterial wall, reducing the opening through which the blood flows. Suppose that because of this disease, the area of the clogged artery is 0.8 of the area of the normal artery. If the blood is moving at 0.40 m/s in the normal artery, find its speed at the clogged portion of the artery.
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