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Water is stored in a municipal water tank at a mean height of 25 m. If a faucet of diameter 1.2 cm is opened in a house at ground level, at what speed does the water flow?

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Answer:

22.14 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

height, h = 25 m

diameter, = 1.2 cm

Let v be the velocity of water.


v=√(2gh)


v=√(2* 9.8* 25)

v = 22.14 m/s

Thus, the speed of water is 22.14 m/s .

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