Solved Example Problems for Pascal’s law

EXAMPLE 7.7

Two pistons of a hydraulic lift have diameters of 60 cm and 5 cm. What is the force exerted by the larger piston when 50 N is placed on the smaller piston?

Solution

Since, the diameter of the pistons are given, we can calculate the radius of the piston

This means, with the force of 50 N, the force of 7200 N can be lifted.