A hydraulic lift has piston areas A and 9A. The smaller piston is pushed down by distance x quasistatically. Neglect losses. The larger piston rises by:
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A hydraulic lift has piston areas A and 9A. The smaller piston is pushed down by distance x quasistatically. Neglect losses. The larger piston rises by:

G1 Physics · Accepted Answer

Incompressibility gives equal displaced volumes: A·x=9A·y, hence y=x/9.