Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259696534
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 65P
The speed of an aircraft is given to be 950 km/h. If the speed of sound at that location is 315 m/s, the Mach number is
(a) 0.63
(b)0.84
(c)1.0
(d)1.07
(e) 1.20
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