QUESTION #1661
Artery radius 2 mm (A₁=1.26×10⁻⁵ m²), v₁=0.2 m/s. Splits into 150 capillaries each r=0.05 mm (A_each=7.85×10⁻⁹ m²). Find v in capillaries.
A₁v₁ = 150 × A_cap × v_cap → 1.26×10⁻⁵×0.2 = 150×7.85×10⁻⁹×v_cap → 2.52×10⁻⁶ = 1.1775×10⁻⁶ v_cap → v_cap = 2.14 m/s.…