Author Question: A hydraulic lift raises a 2000-kg automobile when a 500-N force is applied to the smaller piston. If ... (Read 125 times)

cookcarl · **on:** Jul 28, 2018

A hydraulic lift raises a 2000-kg automobile when a 500-N force is applied to the smaller piston. If the smaller piston has an area of 10 cm2, what is the cross-sectional area of the larger piston?
a. 40 cm2
b. 80 cm2
c. 196 cm2
d. 392 cm2
e. 160 cm2

Question 2

A supertanker filled with oil has a total mass of 6.1 108 kg. If the dimensions of the ship are those of a rectangular box 300 meters long, 80 meters wide, and 40 meters high, determine how far the bottom of the ship is below sea level. (sea = 1020 kg/m3.)
a. 10 m
b. 15 m
c. 20 m
d. 25 m
e. 30 m