Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Blood flows at in an artery of radius . Where fat has built up on the wall, the radius is only . Find the speed there, and how much lower the pressure is. (Blood ; treat it as ideal.)
Bernoulli's equation: along a streamline of an ideal fluid in steady flow, is the same. In a level pipe, : faster means lower pressure.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Speed. .
Step 2. Pressure. .
Answer: ; about lower.
Check. That is about of mercury, a small but real drop.
Watch out. The lower pressure in the narrow part can let the artery partly close, which makes things worse.
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