Awater pipe having a 2.84 cm inside diameter carries water into the basement of a house at a speed of 0.784 m/s and a pressure of 246 kPa. If the pipe tapers to 1.85 cm and rises to the second floor 6.81 m above the input point, what are the (a) speed and (b) water pressure at the second floor? (a) Number i (b) Number i Units Units

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A water pipe having a 2.84 cm inside diameter carries water into the basement of a house at a speed of 0.784 m/s and a pressure of
246 kPa. If the pipe tapers to 1.85 cm and rises to the second floor 6.81 m above the input point, what are the (a) speed and (b) water
pressure at the second floor?
(a) Number i
(b) Number i
Units
Units
Transcribed Image Text:A water pipe having a 2.84 cm inside diameter carries water into the basement of a house at a speed of 0.784 m/s and a pressure of 246 kPa. If the pipe tapers to 1.85 cm and rises to the second floor 6.81 m above the input point, what are the (a) speed and (b) water pressure at the second floor? (a) Number i (b) Number i Units Units
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