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Asked by Atith Adhikari · 2 years ago

Pressure of 30000 Pa is generated in the liquid of a hydraulic lift. If the cross-sectional area of the piston used to lift a weight is 0.1 m^2, how much load can it lift?

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Atith Adhikari Atith Adhikari · 2 years ago
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Solution

Given

Pressure (P) = 30 000 $\rm Pa$

Area (A) = 0.1 $\rm m^2$

To find: Force (F) = ? $\rm N$

By the Pressure Formula, we have,

$\rm P = \frac{F}{A}$

$\rm or, F = P \cdot A$

$\rm or, F = 30 000 \cdot 0.1$

$\rm \therefore F = 3 000 N$

Hence, the given hydraulic lift can lift a maximum load of 3,000 N.

Reason

A hydraulic lift is based on Pascal's law. According to this law, liquid enclosed in a container exerts equal pressure in all directions.

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