Piston A has a cross sectional area of 1400 mm² While that of piston B is 1000 mm-. B is higher than A by 2m. If the intervening passages are filled with oil whose specific gravity is 0.80 and a force of 4kN is acting on B. What must be the pressure at Piston B? Neglect the weight of the pistons. Pb Pa A=1000 A= 1400 -h=2m sp.gr. - 0.80
Piston A has a cross sectional area of 1400 mm² While that of piston B is 1000 mm-. B is higher than A by 2m. If the intervening passages are filled with oil whose specific gravity is 0.80 and a force of 4kN is acting on B. What must be the pressure at Piston B? Neglect the weight of the pistons. Pb Pa A=1000 A= 1400 -h=2m sp.gr. - 0.80
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![Piston A has a cross sectional area of 1400 mm2 While that of piston B is 1000 mm2. B is
higher than A by 2m. If the intervening passages are filled with oil whose specific gravity is
0.80 and a force of 4kN is acting on B. What must be the pressure at Piston B? Neglect the
weight of the pistons.
Pb
Pa
A=1000
A= 1400
-h=2m
sp.gr. = 0.80
Do not write the unit. You will only input the numerical answer in the space provided.
Unit of the Correct Answer: kPa
Decimal Places required in the final answer: 1](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F904b8e4c-5863-424b-a3fc-f67f7adfda22%2Fc288ba09-68b1-4d16-8b64-099aecfee1f8%2Fok8e7or_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Piston A has a cross sectional area of 1400 mm2 While that of piston B is 1000 mm2. B is
higher than A by 2m. If the intervening passages are filled with oil whose specific gravity is
0.80 and a force of 4kN is acting on B. What must be the pressure at Piston B? Neglect the
weight of the pistons.
Pb
Pa
A=1000
A= 1400
-h=2m
sp.gr. = 0.80
Do not write the unit. You will only input the numerical answer in the space provided.
Unit of the Correct Answer: kPa
Decimal Places required in the final answer: 1
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