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Homework Statement
A hydraulic car lift has a reservoir of fluid connected to two cylindrical fluid filled pipes. The pipe directly below the car has a diameter of 1.8 m. the pipe o which the plunger acts has a diameter of 0.045m. the plunger is depressed a distance of 1.5m. How much does the car rise?
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Homework Equations
Ain X ΔXin=Aout X Δout
The Attempt at a Solution
Since the piston movess downaward thorugh a displacement Δx1 equals the volume of liquid pushed up on the right as the right piston moves upward through a displacementhttp://tinypic.com/r/2pr8wvt/5
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(π (〖0.0225〗^2 m)/4m)(1.5m)=(π (〖0.9〗^2 m)/1.5m)(x)
x=0.00094m
My attempt was wrong. But I am not sure why, any hints to what I can do?
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