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Homework Statement -4" hydraulic cylinder/piston -closing a floodgate 4" in diameter, must exert force F=30,000lb to do so. -Piston stroke is 2'. -Hydraulic fluid specific gravity of 0.9. -Pump efficiency of 0.8 Find A) the pressure on the floodgate and B) the horsepower of the pump...