(a) Using the integral method with profile (3) of Table 9.2, determine the boundary-layer thickness for flow past a 90° wedge, where u(x) = ax^1/3.

(b) With the wall shear stress written as

a numerical solution of the Falkner–Skan equation for a right-angle wedge gives K = 0.758 (Jones and Watson, 1963, p. 237). How does your approximate value compare with this?

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το(x) pu²(x) = K Re -1/2 (9.16-1)