A water is pumped at a rate of 87.87 in3/min through a 0.197-in radius pipe on the main floor of a house to a 0.138 in radius pipe in a solar hot water collector 13.12 ft higher on the roof. If the pressure in the pipe on the roof is 17.41 psi, what is the pressure in the larger pipe on the floor?

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A water is pumped at a rate of 87.87
in3/min through a 0.197-in radius pipe on the
main floor of a house to a 0.138 in radius pipe
in a solar hot water collector 13.12 ft higher
on the roof. If the pressure in the pipe on the
roof is 17.41 psi, what is the pressure in the
larger pipe on the floor?
Transcribed Image Text:A water is pumped at a rate of 87.87 in3/min through a 0.197-in radius pipe on the main floor of a house to a 0.138 in radius pipe in a solar hot water collector 13.12 ft higher on the roof. If the pressure in the pipe on the roof is 17.41 psi, what is the pressure in the larger pipe on the floor?
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