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The loss of pressure when a fluid flows through a pipe is give by `P = krho^(a)l V^(b)d^(c) mu` where d and l are diameter and length of the pipe respectively, `rho,d` and `mu` are the mass, density and coefficient of viscosity of the fluid, V is the mean velocity of flow through the pipe and k is a numerical constant. Find the values of a, b and c.

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`a =0; b = 1; c = -2J`
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