College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 14, Problem 66RPP
To determine
The pressure drop across a group of capillaries, if they produce about 25% of the total resistance to blood flow
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