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A car is moving at a speed of 70 km/h in air at 20°C. The frontal area of the car is 2.4 m2. If the drag force acting on the car in the flow direction is 205 N, the drag coefficient of the car is

(a) 0.312 

(b) 0.337 

(c) 0.354 

(d) 0.375 

(e) 0.391

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Chapter # 11- EXTERNAL FLOW: DRAG AND LIFT
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