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The buildup of plaque on the walls of an artery may decrease its diameter from 1.1 cm to 0.71 cm. The speed of blood flow was 14 cm/s before reaching the region of plaque buildup.
(a) Find the speed of blood flow within the plaque region.
cm/s

(b) Find the pressure drop within the plaque region. (Assume the density of blood is 1060 kg/m3.)
Pa
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Q = A1V1 = A2V2 = pi(.011/2)^2 x 0.14 m/s =pi (0.0071)^2 *V2

V2 = = 0.047 m/s

Per Bernoulli: P1/gamma + .14^2/2g = P2/gamma + .0.047^2/2g
Density of blood, gamma = 1060 kg/m^3
Therefor, the pressure drop is P1-P2 = gamma g x .017391/2g
= .0086955 m^2/s^2 (1060)
= 9.21723 kg/m*s^2 = 9.21723 Pa

Notice two things: 1. the g's cancel out, and 2. Pa = N/m^2
= kg m/s^2/m^2
= kg/m*s^2

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