The hydraulic oil in a car lift has a density of 8.53 x 102 kg/m3. The weight of
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The hydraulic oil in a car lift has a density of 8.53 x 102 kg/m3. The weight of the input piston is negligible. The radii of the input piston and output plunger are 5.66 x 10-3 m and 0.165 m, respectively. What input force F is needed to support the 28600-N combined weight of a car and the output plunger, when (a) the bottom surfaces of the piston and plunger are at the same level, and (b) the bottom surface of the output plunger is 1.00 m above that of the input plunger?
(a) Number______ Units______
(b) Number______ Units______
Explanation / Answer
a) given
r1 = 5.66*10^0-3 m and r2 = 0.165 m
Apply Pascal's law
P1 = P2
F1/A1 = F2/A2
F1 = F2*(A1/A2)
= F2*(pi*r1^2/(pi*r2^2))
= F2*(r1/r2)^2
= 28600*(0.00566^2/0.165^2)
= 33.65 N
b) P1 = P2 + rho*g*h
F1/A1 = F2/A2 + rho*g*h
F1 = A1*(F2/A2 + rho*g*h)
= pi*0.00566^2*(28600/(pi*0.165^2) + 853*9.8*1)
= 34.5 N
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