Discussion
A well-streamlined body has low drag principally because
Answer: D
Streamlining tapers the rear so the pressure rise is gentle enough for the boundary layer to negotiate, keeping the flow attached and the wake narrow. The skin-friction drag actually rises because the wetted area is greater, but the saving in pressure drag far outweighs it.
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