Q.

A pump is used to deliver water at a certain rate from a given pipe. To obtain n times water from the same pipe in the same time, by what factor, the force of the motor should be increased?

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a

1n times

b

n3 times

c

n times

d

n2 times

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Amount of water flowing per unit time dmdt=Avρ

v=velocity of flow, A is area of cross-section

ρ=density of liquid

To get n times water in the same time,

dmdt'=ndmdt A v'ρ=nAvρv'=nv F=vdmdt F'=v'dmdt'=n2vdmdt=n2F

To get n times water, force must be increased n2 times.

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