In a hydraulic jack your input force is increased at the output if you push down the piston having the smaller area. the larger area. it doesn't matter which piston I am pushing down. O it depends only on the fluid present.
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.
![### Understanding Hydraulic Jacks
**Question:**
In a hydraulic jack, your input force is increased at the output if you push down the piston having __________.
**Answer Options:**
- ○ the smaller area.
- ○ the larger area.
- ○ it doesn’t matter which piston I am pushing down.
- ○ it depends only on the fluid present.
### Explanation:
Hydraulic jacks operate based on Pascal's law, which states that pressure applied to a confined fluid is transmitted undiminished to every point of the fluid and to the walls of its container. The force applied to a smaller-area piston results in a greater force at the larger-area piston, thus lifting heavier loads with less effort.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9799a973-6168-43ad-a0fc-dbf6b66a96d3%2F4eda9486-10b9-406c-a796-89c19aa0c965%2Fhjqndlyi_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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