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Q. An open tank filled with water (density) $\rho$ has a narrow hole at a depth of $h$ below the water surface. The velocity of water flowing out is

ManipalManipal 2018

Solution:

From Bernoulli's theorem
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$p+0+\rho g H=p+\frac{1}{2} \rho v^{2}+\rho g(H-h)$
$\frac{1}{2} \rho v^{2}=\rho g h$
$\Rightarrow v=\sqrt{2 g h}$