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A River Widens While Maintaining Constant Slope and Depth

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A river widens while maintaining constant slope and depth.How would the velocity and discharge change?


A) velocity decreases,discharge increases
B) velocity increases,discharge decreases
C) velocity remains constant,discharge remains constant
D) velocity decreases,discharge remains constant

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