A laser Doppler velocimeter measures a velocity of 8 m/s as water flows in an open channel. The channel has a rectangular cross section of 0.5 m by 0.2 m in the flow direction. If the water density is a constant 998 kg/m3 , determine the mass flow rate, in kg/s.
Ch 13 The Budget: The Politics of Taxing and Spending. Politics in Action: The Messy Politics of Budgeting IN 2011, THE UNITED STATES CAME PERILOUSLY CLOSE TO DEFAULTING ON ITS DEBTS AND THROWING THE WORLD ECONOMY INTO A TAILSPIN. BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY, STOCK MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD WOULD CRASH AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY WOULD STAGNATE. THE UNITED STATES HAD REACHED THE DEBT LIMIT – THE LIMIT OF LEGALLY ALLOWED DEBT SET BY CONGRESS – AND THUS COULD NOT BORROW MORE TO COVER INTEREST PAYMENTS IT HAD TO MAKE ON ITS DEBT. BUGETING IS POLICY: THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON A PROGRAM DETERMINES HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SERVED, HOW WELL THEY ARE SERVED, HOW MUCH OF SOMETHING THE GOVERNMENT CAN PURCHASE. THE BIGGER THE
