document.write( "Question 420131: Two identical tanks full of water are being drained at the same time. One of the tanks has one- two inch circular drain outlet and the other has two- one inch circular drain outlets. Which will drain faster and why? \n" ); document.write( "
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The tank with the 2-inch circular outlet will drain faster. This is because the two 1-inch circular outlets can be fit tangentially inside the 2-inch circular outlet. The outgoing volume per unit time would then be greater in the 2-inch circular outlet. \n" ); document.write( "
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