A water supply maintains a constant rate of flow for water in a hose. you want to change the opening of the nozzle so that water leaving the nozzle reaches a height that is four times the current maximum height the water reaches with the nozzle vertical. to do so, what should you do?

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Grace Eaton

18 January, 21:26

A water supply maintains a constant rate of flow for water in a hose. you want to change the opening of the nozzle so that water leaving the nozzle reaches a height that is four times the current maximum height the water reaches with the nozzle vertical. to do so, what should you do?

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Anna Brock · Answer 1

The answer for the problem is explained through this: From V = √ (2 g y), the velocity would need to double if the height quadruples. So if we need to double the velocity, the area must be reduce by a factor of 2, assuming producing the same flow rate.