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12.1 Exercise 14

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(a) Estimate the time it would take to fill a private swimming pool with a capacity of 80,000 L using a garden hose delivering 60 L/min. (b) How long would it take to fill if you could divert a moderate size river, flowing at 5000m3/s\text{5000} \text{m}^{3} /\text{s}, into it?

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 12.1 Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity, exercise 14

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