A hollow pipe is submerged in a stream of water so that the length of the pipe is parallel to the velocity of the water. If the water speed doubles and the cross-sectional area of the pipe triples, what happens to the volume flow rate of the water passing through the pipe?

A) The volume flow rate does not change.

B) The volume flow rate increases by a factor of 2.

C) The volume flow rate increases by a factor of 3.

D) The volume flow rate increases by a factor of 6.

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Nathalie Warner

Physics

24 June, 12:35

A hollow pipe is submerged in a stream of water so that the length of the pipe is parallel to the velocity of the water. If the water speed doubles and the cross-sectional area of the pipe triples, what happens to the volume flow rate of the water passing through the pipe?

A) The volume flow rate does not change.

B) The volume flow rate increases by a factor of 2.

C) The volume flow rate increases by a factor of 3.

D) The volume flow rate increases by a factor of 6.

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Answers (2)

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Morgan Buck · Answer 1

D. The volume flow rate increases by a factor of six

Cassidy Rosario · Answer 2

D) The volume flow rate increases by a factor of 6

Explanation:

Volume = Area * Velocity

Velocity is doubled V = 2

Area is tripled A = 3

Volume 3 * 2 = 6m^3/s