Fluid Mechanics Viscosity Question 121

Question: Velocity of water in a river is[CBSE PMT 1988]

Options:

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) $ 2\sqrt{2} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ t=\frac{A}{a}\sqrt{\frac{2}{g}}\left[ \sqrt{H_{1}}-\sqrt{H_{2}} \right] $ Now, $ T_{1}=\frac{A}{a}\sqrt{\frac{2}{g}}\left[ \sqrt{H}-\sqrt{\frac{H}{\eta }} \right] $ and $ T_{2}=\frac{A}{a}\sqrt{\frac{2}{g}}\left[ \sqrt{\frac{H}{\eta }}-\sqrt{0} \right] $ According to problem $ T_{1}=T_{2} $ $ \sqrt{H}-\sqrt{\frac{H}{\eta }}=\sqrt{\frac{H}{\eta }}-0 $ Þ $ \sqrt{H}=2\sqrt{\frac{H}{\eta }}\Rightarrow \eta =4 $