PROBLEM Each second, 5 525 m³ of water flows over the 670-m-wide cliff of the Horseshoe Falls portion of Niagara Falls. The water is approximately 2 m deep as it reaches the cliff. Estimate its speed at that instant.

PROBLEM Each second, 5 525 m³ of water flows over the 670-m-wide cliff of the Horseshoe Falls portion of Niagara Falls. The water is approximately 2 m deep as it reaches the cliff. Estimate its speed at that instant.

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The water is approximately 2 m deep as it reaches the cliff. Estimate its speed at that instant.

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