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JEE Main 2019 — Mechanical Properties of Fluids Question with Solution

JEE Main 2019 (10 Jan Shift 1)

Question

Water flows into a large tank with flat bottom at the rate of 10-4 m3s-1. Water is also leaking out of a hole of area 1 cm2 at its bottom. If the height of the water in the tank remains steady then this height is:

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Correct answer
A5.1 cm

Step-by-step explanation



Amount of water going out = amount of water coming in.

2gh×A=V

h=10-422×9.8×10-42 =5.1 cm

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