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For a laminar incompressible flow past a flat plate at zero angle of attack, the variation of skin friction drag coefficient (Cf) with Reynolds number based on the chord length (Rec) can be expressed as
A
Cf∝√Rec
B
Cf∝Rec
C
Cf∝1/√Rec
D
Cf∝1/Rec

Correct : c

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