Solved: A firehose must be able to shoot water to the top

Chapter 12, Problem 12.69

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A firehose must be able to shoot water to the top of a building 28.0 m tall when aimed straight up. Water enters this hose at a steady rate of \(0.500 \ \mathrm {m^3/s}\) and shoots out of a round nozzle. (a) What is the maximum diameter this nozzle can have? (b) If the only nozzle available has a diameter twice as great, what is the highest point the water can reach?

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