A double-acting hydraulic cylinder has bore and rod diameters of 76 mm and 25 mm, respectively. In extension as well as retraction strokes of the cylinder, the oil flow rate to the cylinder from the pump is 40 L min$^{-1}$. The velocity of the piston during retraction stroke in m s$^{-1}$ is _____. \(\textit{[Round off to two decimal places.]}\)
The root of the equation \( \sin x - 4x + 1 = 0 \) after its first iteration, using the Newton-Raphson method with an initial guess of \( x_0 = 0.2 \), is _____.\( \textit{[Round off to three decimal places.]}\)
The slope of the function \( f(x) = 2x^4 - 3x^2 + 5x \) at \( x = 2 \) is _____. \(\textit{[Answer in integer.]}\)
The flow rate per unit width of a wide rectangular clean-earth channel is 20 m³ s⁻¹ m⁻¹. The calculated critical flow depth in meter will be _____. \(\textit{[Round off to two decimal places]}\)