Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 45P
(a) Estimate the volume of water going over Niagara Falls each second, (b) The falls provides the outlet for Lake Erie; if the falls were shut off, estimate how long it would take Lake Erie to rise 1 m.
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