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Physics HL Engineering Physics Option Question


ardakaraca

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In the case, it would be easier to use conservation of energy: gain in kinetic energy = loss of gravitational potential energy. Because linear speed v = Volume flow rate / Area (V / A), you could rearrange for Volumetric flow rate.

V should have units m3 / s. The expression you have provided, using dimension (or unit) analysis, yields (m4 (ms-2) (m) / m2)1/2 = (m4 s-2)1/2=m2s-1, which is not correct. 

The correct solution is as follows.

1/2 m(v22 - v12) = mgh

(v22 - v12) = 2gh

(V / A2)2 - (V / A1)2 = 2gh

V2 (1/A22 - 1/A12) = 2gh

V2 (A12 - A22) / (A22A12) = 2gh

V2 = 2gh*(A22A12) / (A12 - A22)

V = A1A2 sqrt (2gh / (A12 - A22)), which has units m2m2 ((ms-2)(m) / (m4))1/2 = m4 (s-2 m-2)1/2 = m4 (s-1m-1) which has the desired units m3s-1.
Remember to plug in all numbers using meter as base units. and 1 m2 = 10 000 cm2

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