Question: Water discharges into a rectangular horizontal channel from a sluice gate and undergoes a hydraulic jump. The flow depth and velocity before the jump are

Water discharges into a rectangular horizontal channel from a sluice gate and undergoes a hydraulic jump. The flow depth and velocity before the jump are 1.25 m and 6 m/s, respectively. The percentage available head loss due to the hydraulic jump is

(a) 4.7% 

(b) 6.2% 

(c) 8.5% 

(d) 13.9% 

(e) 17.4%

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