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A 2.5-cm-diameter horizontal water jet with a speed of = 40 m/s relative to the ground is deflected by a 600 stationary cone whose base diameter is 25 cm. Water velocity along the cone varies linearly from zero at the cone surface to the incoming jet speed of 40 m/s at the free surface.
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Disregarding the effect of gravity and the shear forces, determine the horizontal force F needed to hold the cone stationary.
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