A soil mass has kx=8*10^-7cm/s and ky=4*10^-7cm/s. The effective permeability of the soil is ______
(a) 4.6*10^-7cm/s
(b) 6.6*10^-7cm/s
(c) 5.6*10^-7cm/s
(d) 7.6*10^-7cm/s
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This interesting question is from Seepage through Anisotropic Soil topic in portion Seepage Analysis of Geotechnical Engineering I