A workshop press uses a small piston of area

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Problem

3.0\,\text{cm}^2

. The operator can exert up to

600\,\text{N}

on it. The fluid and cylinder are designed to withstand a maximum pressure of

2.5\times10^{5}\,\text{Pa}

. If the large piston diameter cannot exceed

20\,\text{cm}

, the greatest load that can be safely lifted is closest to (a)

6.1\,\text{kN}

(b)

7.8\,\text{kN}

(c)

2.0\,\text{kN}

(d)

31\,\text{kN}