SOLUTION: 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 outlet
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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? Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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.
