A major artery with a cross-sectional area of 1.02 cm2

Last updated: 7/31/2022

A major artery with a cross-sectional area of 1.02 cm2 branches into 18 smaller arteries, each with an average cross-sectional area of 0.306 cm². By what factor (<1) is the average velocity of the blood reduced when it passes into these branches? 0.19