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Compressed air at a gauge pressure of acts uniformly on a movable piston of area
PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Fluids · Fluids
Problem
Compressed air at a gauge pressure of
3.5
×
10
5
Pa
3.5 \times 10^{5}\,\text{Pa}
3.5
×
1
0
5
Pa
acts uniformly on a movable piston of area
0.020
m
2
0.020\,\text{m}^2
0.020
m
2
. Calculate the magnitude of the force exerted on the piston.
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