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Figure shows a liquid flowing through a tube at the rate of 0.1 m3/s. The tube is branched into two semi-circular tubes of cross-sectional area A3 and 2A3 of sections P and Q respectively. The velocity of liquid at Q is (the cross section of the main tube is A=102 m2 and VP=20 m/s)

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5 m/s
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30 m/s
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35 m/s
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15 m/s
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Solution

The correct option is A 5 m/s
From the equation of continuity,
Rate =r=A3VP+(AA3)VQ

VP+2VQ=3rA=3×0.1102=30 m/s

As, VP=20m/s, so VQ=5 m/s.

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