18. A hydraulic lift is made by sealing an ideal fluid inside a container with an input piston of cross- sectional area 0.004 m², and an output piston of cross-sectional area 1.2 m². The pistons can slide up or down without friction while keeping the fluid sealed inside. What is the maximum weight that can be lifted when a force of 40 N is applied to the input piston? a) 6000 N b) 9000 N c) 12000 N d) 15000 N 18000 N
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
Gauge Pressure
Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
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