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12.1 Exercise 8

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Blood is pumped from the heart at a rate of 5.0 L/min into the aorta (of radius 1.0 cm). Determine the speed of blood through the aorta.

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 12.1 Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity, exercise 8

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