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A garden hose of inner radius 1.00 cm carries water at 3.84 m/s. The nozzle at the end has inner radius 0.200 cm. How fast does the water move through the nozzle? m/s

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We would apply the equation of continuity. Recall, it states that in case of flow of an incompressible fluid, the rate of flow at any time is constant at all points. The volume of fluid entering a section of flow in a period of time equals the volume of fluid that leaves at that same period of time. This means that

A1V1 = A2V2

where

A1 and A2 are the areas of the inlet and outlet

V1 and V2 are the velocities at inlet and outlet

AV is the volume flow rate in m^3/s

From the information given,

radius of inlet = 1 cm

Recall,

1 cm = 0.01 m

thus, radius of inlet = 0.01

Also,

Area of circle = pi x radius^2

Area of inlet = 3.14 x 0.01^2 = 0.000314

V1 = 3.84

A1V1 = 0.000314 x 3.84 = 0.00121

inner radius of outlet = 0.2 cm

Converting to meters, inner radius = 0.2 x 0.01 = 0.002

Area = 3.14 x 0.002^2 = 0.00001256

A2V2 = 0.00001256V2

Thus,

0.00121 = 0.00001256V2

V2 = 0.00121/0.00001256 = 96.33

The outlet velocity is 96.33 m/s

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