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(See Fluids in the News article titled “Armstrong’s aerodynamic bike and suit,” Section...

(See Fluids in the News article titled “Armstrong’s aerodynamic bike and suit,” Section 9.1.) By appropriate streamlining, the amount of power needed to pedal a bike can be lowered. How much must the drag coefficient for a bike and rider be reduced if the power a bike racer expends while riding 13 m/s is to be reduced by 10 watts? Assume the cross-sectional area of the bike and rider is 0.36 m2.

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