Question: Fluid flows past a flat plate with a drag force (mathscr{D}_{1}). If the freestream velocity is doubled, will the new drag force, (mathscr{D}_{2}), be larger

Fluid flows past a flat plate with a drag force \(\mathscr{D}_{1}\). If the freestream velocity is doubled, will the new drag force, \(\mathscr{D}_{2}\), be larger or smaller than \(\mathscr{D}_{1}\) and by what amount?

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