A water pipe with inner radius r₁ is connected to a junction with two equal-diameter pipes.Water flows through each of the two pipes with a speed of v.If the diameter of each of the two pipes is ¼ the diameter of the single pipe,what is the flow rate in the single pipe? A)v/8 B)v/4 C)4v D)8v

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The flow rate is proportional to the cross-sectional area of the pipe. The cross-sectional area of the single pipe is 4 times the cross-sectional area of each of the two pipes. Therefore, the flow rate in the single pipe is 4 times the flow rate in each of the two pipes.

​A Water Pipe with Inner Radius R1 Is Connected to a Junction

A Water Pipe with Inner Radius R₁ Is Connected to a Junction