Question: Consider a pipe that branches out into two parallel pipes and then rejoins at a junction downstream. The two parallel pipes have the same lengths

Consider a pipe that branches out into two parallel pipes and then rejoins at a junction downstream. The two parallel pipes have the same lengths and friction factors. The diameters of the pipes are 2 cm and 4 cm. If the flow rate in one pipe is 10 L/min, the flow rate in the other pipe is

(a) 10 L/min 

(b) 3.3 L/min 

(c) 100 L/min 

(d) 40 L/min

(e) 56.6 L/min

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