Question: Water flows through a $30^{circ}$ pipe bend at a rate of $200 mathrm{gpm}$. The diameter of the entrance to the bend is $2.5 mathrm{in}$. and

Water flows through a $30^{\circ}$ pipe bend at a rate of $200 \mathrm{gpm}$. The diameter of the entrance to the bend is $2.5 \mathrm{in}$. and that of the exit is $3 \mathrm{in}$. The pressure in the pipe is $30 \mathrm{psig}$, and the pressure drop in the bend is negligible. What is the total force (magnitude and direction) exerted by the fluid on the pipe bend?

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