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    Tension and fluid type question

    uhh...yes...this is an online class and I have no instructor here to help me all i have in my crappy book
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    What is the force required to lift a car using hydraulic pistons?

    This is the last one I need some help with... What force must be applied to a small cylinder piston with a diameter of .32m to lift a car weighing 12,000 N that is supported by the piston in a large cylinder that has a diameter of 1.4m? Assume that there is an enclosed chamber in common...
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    Tension and fluid type question

    I would appreciate any help I could get with this problem... A spherical-shaped hollow steel shell, with a radius of 2.5m, containing some instruments, is lowered by a cable into a lake. The shell with its contents weighs 7.2 x 10 to the 5th N on the deck of a ship from which it is being...
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    Equilibrium Problem: Finding the Applied Force on a Stationary Board

    I don't know what F is so how can I use that equation?
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    Equilibrium Problem: Finding the Applied Force on a Stationary Board

    | | F \ | \ | 30 degrees--> \ |_________________________\ |___________=______________| | | | | | | | \|/ W the...
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    Equilibrium Problem: Finding the Applied Force on a Stationary Board

    The answer is between 20 and 100 lbs. I'm still not sure how to apply that equation to my problem?
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    Equilibrium Problem: Finding the Applied Force on a Stationary Board

    The problem: A force is applied to the end of a 2ft. long, uniform board weighing 50 lbs, in order to keep it horizontal and stationary while it pushes against a wall at the left. If the angle the force makes is 30 degrees facing the wall, the magnitude of the applied force is? (hint: the...
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