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For uniform laminar flow over a flat plate, the thickness of the boundary layer, δ, at a distance x from the leading edge of the plate follows the relation:
A
δ(x) ∝ x-1
B
δ(x) ∝ x
C
δ(x) ∝ x1/2
D
δ(x) ∝ x-1/2

Correct : c

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