During designing water supply line of a housing complex, two distribution pipes of different diameter 2 cm , and 6 cm respectively are connected with the main supply pipe line. The velocity of flow of water in the pipe of 2 cm diameter is

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  1. 4 times that in the 6 cm diameter pipe
  2. 6 times that in the 6 cm diameter pipe
  3. 9 times that in the 6 cm diameter pipe
  4. 12 times that in the 6 cm diameter pipe

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Option 3 : 9 times that in the 6 cm diameter pipe
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Concept: 

The principle used here is the continuity equation, which states that for an incompressible fluid,
A1 × V1 = A2 × V2,
where A is cross-sectional area and V is velocity.

Calculation:

Given data: d1 = 2 cm and d= 6 cm

The cross-sectional area of a pipe is proportional to the square of the diameterA ∝ d2

The ratio of diameters: (d2/ d1) = 6 / 2 = 3

V1 / V= A2 / A1 = 32 = 9

Therefore, the velocity in the smaller pipe (2 cm) is 9 times greater than in the larger pipe (6 cm).

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