Question: When tested in water at 20C flowing at 2 m/s, an 8-cm-diameter sphere has a measured drag of 5 N. What will be the velocity

When tested in water at 20°C flowing at 2 m/s, an 8-cm-diameter sphere has a measured drag of 5 N. What will be the velocity and drag force on a 1.5-m-diameter weather balloon moored in sea-level standard air under dynamically similar conditions?

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