PH-1814

Hydraulic systems

Physics · Secondary 4 · Hard · Hydraulic systems

A car jack uses a hydraulic system. The small piston has area

2.0\,\text{cm}^2

and the large piston has area

40.0\,\text{cm}^2

. A force of

150\,\text{N}

is applied to the small piston.

What is the force produced by the large piston? (Assume no energy loss.)

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