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Two cylindrical vessels fitted with pistons A and B of area of cross section 8cm2 and 320cm2respectively,are joined at their bottom by a tube and they are completely filled with water.When a mass of 4kg is placed on piston A,find (i)  the pressure on piston A,(ii)  the pressure on piston B,and (iii)  the thrust on piston B.

Asked by saif | 14 Mar, 2017, 11:30: PM
answered-by-expert Expert Answer
Given that the force applied to the smaller piston A is 4 kg
Area of cross section of piston A = 8 cm²
Area of cross section of piston B = 320 cm²
begin mathsize 14px style left parenthesis straight i right parenthesis space Pressure space acting space on space piston space straight A space in space the space downward space direction space equals space Thrust over Area space
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therefore space Pressure space acting space on space piston space straight A equals space 0.5 space kg space cm to the power of negative 2 end exponent
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space Pressure space acting space on space piston space straight B space equals space Pressure space acting space on space piston space straight A space space equals space 0.5 space kg space cm to the power of negative 2 end exponent
left parenthesis iii right parenthesis Thrust space acting space on space piston space straight B space in space the space upward space direction space equals space Pressure space straight x space Area space of space straight B
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therefore Thrust space acting space on space piston space straight B space in space the space upward space direction space equals space 160 space kg space space
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