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a) The fundamental laws of conservation of mass and conservation of momentum are usually expressed for a system of fixed identity. Discuss this statement for a fluid mass and state how the applications of such fundamental laws can be conveniently adapted for fluid flow analyses.

b) Write the material derivative for acceleration in Cartesian coordinates.