Question: Consider a boundary layer growing along a thin flat plate. This problem involves the following parameters: boundary layer thickness , downstream distance x, freestream velocity

Consider a boundary layer growing along a thin flat plate. This problem involves the following parameters: boundary layer thickness δ, downstream distance x, freestream velocity V, fluid density ρ, and fluid viscosity μ. The dependent parameter is δ. If we choose three repeating parameters as x, ρ, and V, the dependent Π is

(a) δx2/V 

(b) δV2/xρ 

(c) δρ/xV 

(d) x/δV 

(e) δ/x

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