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Question #278513

An irigation canal has a rectangular cross-section of 5 m width and 1.2 m depth. If water flows at a speed of 0.8 m/s, what is its flow rate?

Expert's answer

The flow rate is speed times area:

"Q=vab=4.8\\text{ m}^3\/\\text s."

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