Suppose a car sitting on a hydraulic lift exerts a downward force of 1,750 N on a piston with an area of 0.6m^3. How much pressure does the car exert on the piston?
1 Answer
Dec 18, 2016
Pressure is defined as force per unit area, which in this case works out to be 2.917 kPa
Explanation:
One pascal of pressure is exerted by a force of one newton applied over an area of one square metre.
So, for a 1750 N force applied to 0.6