Homework Help: Physics

Posted by BG on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 6:51pm.

Angioplasty is a technique in which arteries partially blocked with plaque are dilated to increase blood flow. By what factor must the radius of an artery be increased in order to increase blood flow by a factor of 16?

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