The laminar flow of a Newtonian fluid between parallel plates is illustrated in the below figure. The velocity distribution for this flow is : The total gap between the plates is 3 cm. The viscosity of the fluid is 0.5 N s/m2 and the pressure gradient is -1200 N/m2 /m. Find the magnitude and direction of the shear stress on the upper plate.

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