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1.It would float to the top of the cabin.
2.It would sink slowly to the bottom of the cabin.
3.It would remain wherever it is placed.
4.It would remain at whatever height it is placed, but it would move horizontally to one side of the cabin.


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GIVEN
Air flows between two parallel flat plates
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Plate spacing (S) = 1 cm = 0.01 m
FIND
The distance from the entrance (xc) where the boundary layers meet
ASSUMPTIONS
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