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In steady horizontal flow:

A
the pressure is greatest where the speed is leas
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the pressure is independent of speed
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the pressure is least where the speed is least
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(a) and (c) are correct
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Solution

The correct option is A the pressure is greatest where the speed is leas
Answer is A.
If a fluid is flowing horizontally and along a section of a streamline, where the speed increases it can only be because the fluid on that section has moved from a region of higher pressure to a region of lower pressure; and if its speed decreases, it can only be because it has moved from a region of lower pressure to a region of higher pressure. Consequently, within a fluid flowing horizontally, the highest speed occurs where the pressure is lowest, and the lowest speed occurs where the pressure is highest.
Hence, in a steady horizontal flow, the pressure is greatest where the speed is least.

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