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A smooth flat plate is in a parallel flow stream. The ratio of the drag over the upstream half of the plate to that over the entire plate is ... Assume the average skin friction coefficient is proportional to (Rex)1/2.
  1. 0.707

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The correct option is A 0.707

Reynolds number,
Re=ρVxμ
given Cfx1x
FD1FD2=x2x1=l/2l=12

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