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

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Problem

A hydraulic lift has a small piston of area

5\,\text{cm}^2

and a large piston of area

300\,\text{cm}^2

. What minimum force must be applied on the small piston to raise a car of weight

1.2\times10^{4}\,\text{N}

? (a)

600\,\text{N}

(b)

200\,\text{N}

(c)

1.55\times10^{3}\,\text{N}

(d)

20\,\text{N}