Fluid mechanics wants to estimate the friction factor

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A person with no experience in fluid mechanics wants to estimate the friction factor for a 1 in diameter galvanized iron pipe at a Reynolds number of 8000. The person finds the equation f = 64/Re. Explain the problem with this approach and estimate the error.

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