Chapter 3 PRESSURE AND FLUID STATICS - Department of ...
Chapter 3 PRESSURE AND FLUID STATICS - Department of ...
Chapter 3 PRESSURE AND FLUID STATICS - Department of ...
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Pascal’s law: The pressure applied to a<br />
confined fluid increases the pressure<br />
throughout by the same amount.<br />
The area ratio A 2 /A 1 is<br />
called the ideal mechanical<br />
advantage <strong>of</strong> the hydraulic<br />
lift.<br />
Lifting <strong>of</strong> a large<br />
weight by a small<br />
force by the<br />
application <strong>of</strong><br />
Pascal’s law.<br />
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