A continuous pipe has a reduction in area; that is from 45 cm2 to 20 cm2. What is the speed of water flowing in the narrow cross section of the pipe if at the larger cross section it is flowing at 16 m/s?

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According to the continuity equation for fluid flow, the speed of a fluid flowing through a section of a pipe is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of that portion of the pipe. A continuous pipe has a reduction in area; that is from 45 cm2 to 20 cm2. What is the speed of water flowing in the narrow cross section of the pipe if at the larger cross section it is flowing at 16 m/s?

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