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Problem
A 1:30 scale model of a boat is towed in still water at
0.80
m
s
−
1
0.80\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}
0.80
m
s
−
1
. The actual boat is
24
m
24\,\text{m}
24
m
long. Calculate the speed at which the real boat should move so that the Froude number of the model and prototype are equal.
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