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Posted by buh1 on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 12:28am.

In a hydraulic piston set up, one circular piston has a diameter of 2 cm,while the other piston has a diameter of 6cm. Calculate the ratio of the force exerted by the larger piston to the force applied to the smaller piston?

physics - drwls, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 12:32am
The force ratio is the area ratio, since both pistons experience the same pressure.

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