When fluid flows through a tube at a moderate velocity, the radius R of the tube is related to the flow rate f (measured as volume per unit time) by the formula R=cF0.25 for some constant c. a) A technician adjusts the radius of a tube and finds that the flow rate has doubled. By what factor has the radius changed? b) If the radius is tripled, what happens to the flow rate?
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When fluid flows through a tube at a moderate velocity, the radius R of the tube is related to the flow rate f (measured as volume per unit time) by the formula R=cF0.25 for some constant c.
a) A technician adjusts the radius of a tube and finds that the flow rate has doubled. By what factor has the radius changed?
b) If the radius is tripled, what happens to the flow rate?
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