Given that x represents the distance from the leading edge, how does the thickness of the laminar boundary layer change with x?

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17 Jan 2019
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Explanation

In laminar flow over a flat plate, the boundary layer thickness increases approximately in proportion to the square root of the distance from the leading edge, x. Therefore, the correct relationship is that the thickness varies as √x.

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