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# Water is squirted horizontally from a large syringe. If the force applied to the plunger is doubled while keeping the plunger area \( A \) and the nozzle area \( a \) constant (where \( A \gg a \)), by what factor does the exit velocity of the water increase?

Water is squirted horizontally from a large syringe. If the force applied to the plunger is doubled while keeping the plunger area \( A \) and the nozzle area \( a \) constant (where \( A \gg a \)), by what factor does the exit velocity of the water increase?

- **A.** \[ \sqrt{g} \]
- **B.** \[ 4 \]
- **C.** \[ \sqrt{2} \]
- **D.** \[ 2 \]

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