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Blood Flow As blood moves through a vein or an artery, its velocity v is greatest along the central axis and decreases as the distance r from the central axis increases (see the figure). The formula that gives v as the function of r is called the law of laminar flow. For an artery with radius 0.5 cm, the relationship between v (in cm/s) and r (in cm) is given by the function
(a) Find
(b) What do your answers to part (a) tell you about the flow of blood in this artery?
(c) Make a table of values of
(d) Find the net change in the velocity v as r changes from 0.1 cm to 0.5 cm.
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