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title: "A vertical pipe has a constant cross-sectional area. As an ideal fluid flows upward through this pipe, how do the speed and pressure change?"
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# A vertical pipe has a constant cross-sectional area. As an ideal fluid flows upward through this pipe, how do the speed and pressure change?

A vertical pipe has a constant cross-sectional area. As an ideal fluid flows upward through this pipe, how do the speed and pressure change?

- **A.** Speed decreases; pressure remains constant.
- **B.** Speed increases; pressure decreases.
- **C.** Both speed and pressure remain constant.
- **D.** Speed remains constant; pressure decreases.

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