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title: "A large, open water tank has a small hole punctured in its side, a distance \\( h \\) below the water surface. Torricelli’s theorem, \\( v = \\sqrt{ 2 g h } \\), describes the speed of the water exiting the hole. This theorem is a specific application of which fundamental principle?"
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# A large, open water tank has a small hole punctured in its side, a distance \( h \) below the water surface. Torricelli’s theorem, \( v = \sqrt{ 2 g h } \), describes the speed of the water exiting the hole. This theorem is a specific application of which fundamental principle?

A large, open water tank has a small hole punctured in its side, a distance \( h \) below the water surface. Torricelli’s theorem, \( v = \sqrt{ 2 g h } \), describes the speed of the water exiting the hole. This theorem is a specific application of which fundamental principle?

- **A.** Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- **B.** Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
- **C.** Newton’s Third Law
- **D.** Conservation of Mass

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