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A horizontal water main with a cross-sectional area of 200 cm^2 necks down to a pipe of area 50 cm^2. Meters mounted in the flow on each side of the transition coupling show a change in gauge pressure of 80 kPa. Determine the flow rate through the system, taking the fluid to be ideal.

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This solution contains step-by-step calculations to determine the flow rate through the horizontal water main using the continuity equation for an ideal fluid, Bernoulli's and change in pressure equation. All workings are shown with brief explanations.

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