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You can squirt water a considerably greater distance by
Chapter 12, Problem 4(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 4CQ
You can squirt water a considerably greater distance by placing your thumb over the end of a garden hose and then releasing, than by leaving it completely uncovered. Explain how this works.
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QUESTION:
Problem 4CQ
You can squirt water a considerably greater distance by placing your thumb over the end of a garden hose and then releasing, than by leaving it completely uncovered. Explain how this works.
ANSWER:
Solution 4CQ:
Step 1 of 2:-
The water coming out of the end of the garden hose with some volume flow rate.
The speed of the water is the volume flow rate divided by the area through which the flow is coming out.
Mathematically,
It is clear from the above equation that, the speed of flow depends directly on the volume flow rate and indirectly on the area of the opening.