The discharge through a weir is 1.5 m³/s. Find the discharge through the model of the weir if the horizontal dimension of the model is 1/50 the horizontal dimension of the prototype and vertical dimension of the model is 1/10 the vertical dimension of the prototype.

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The discharge through a weir is 1.5 m³/s. Find the discharge
through the model of the weir if the horizontal dimension of the
model is 1/50 the horizontal dimension of the prototype and
vertical dimension of the model is 1/10 the vertical dimension of
the prototype.
Transcribed Image Text:The discharge through a weir is 1.5 m³/s. Find the discharge through the model of the weir if the horizontal dimension of the model is 1/50 the horizontal dimension of the prototype and vertical dimension of the model is 1/10 the vertical dimension of the prototype.
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