Question

The water coming from a fire hose produces a tremendous amount of force. If not careful, a firefighter may not be able to hold the fire hose and hurt himself or somebody. Consider a fire hose having an inner diameter of 75 mm. Water is coming out with a speed of 17.0 m/s and at a rate of 1500 kg/min . How much force does it take to hold the fire hose in place?

Answer 1

m = sooky = 25 kg 1. Sec to sec fu eqv2 = 1000 XT, X100075)2 x 172 F- 127676 " F: 127676 N