A force of 2500 N acts on the smaller piston of a hydraulic machine with an area of 5 cm2.
A force of 2500 N acts on the smaller piston of a hydraulic machine with an area of 5 cm2. What load does the machine lift with a large piston with an area of 200 cm2?
Given:
n1 = 5 cm2 (square centimeters) is the area of the smaller piston of the hydraulic machine;
n2 = 200 cm2 is the area of the large piston of the hydraulic machine;
P1 = 2500 Newtons – the force acting on the smaller piston.
It is required to determine m (kilogram) – the mass of the load that the hydraulic machine lifts.
Let’s find the weight of the load that the car is lifting:
P2 = P1 * n2 / n1 = 2500 * 200/5 = 500 * 200 = 100000 Newtons.
Then its mass will be equal to:
m = P2 / g, where g = 10 Newton / kilogram (approximate value);
m = 100000/10 = 10000 kilograms.
Answer: The large piston of the hydraulic machine lifts a load weighing 10,000 kilograms.