Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
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ISBN: 9781259696534
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 67P
The weight of a 1 -Ibm mass is
(a)
(b) 9.81 Ibf
(c)9.81 N
(d) 32.2 lbf
(e) 1 lbf
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