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Assume that the largest stone of mass 'm' that can be moved by a flowing river depends upon the velocity of flow v, the density d & the acceleration due to gravity g.mass 'm' varies as the `K^(th)` power of the velocity of flow, then find the value of K.

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`K=6`
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