A hydraulic lift has a small piston of diameter and a large piston of diameter

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Problem

A hydraulic lift has a small piston of diameter

2\,\text{cm}

and a large piston of diameter

20\,\text{cm}

. What force must be applied on the small piston to raise a

15\,000\,\text{N}

car? (a)

75\,\text{N}

(b)

600\,\text{N}

(c)

150\,\text{N}

(d)

1\,500\,\text{N}