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An artery with a cross-sectional area of 4.0 cm^2 exhibits blood flow at 0.15 m/s.
If the artery narrows to a stenosis with an area of 1.0 cm^2, what is the speed of blood through the narrow region, assuming ideal fluid behavior?
- 0.60 m/s
- 0.0375 m/s
- 2.4 m/s
- 0.15 m/s
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