A river narrows at a rapids from a width of 12 m to a width

Last updated: 7/6/2022

A river narrows at a rapids from a width of 12 m to a width of only 5.8 m. The depth of the river before the rapids is 2.7 m; the depth in the rapids is 0.85 m. If the speed of the water before the rapids is 1.2 m/s, find the speed of the water in the rapids. a) 6.5 m/s b) 2.4 m/s c) 7.9 m/s d) 1.2 m/s