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Determine the stream function for the steady incompressible flow between parallel plates. The velocity profile is parabolic and given by u = uc + ay2, where uc is the centerline velocity and y is the distance measured from the centerline. The plate spacing is 2b and the velocity is zero at each plate. Explain why the stream function is not a function of x.
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