In the hydraulic press used in a trash compactor, the radii of the input piston and the output plunger ..?

Question

5.4 x 10^-3 m and 5.0 x 10^-2 m, respectively. If the height difference between the input piston and the output plunger can be neglected, what force is applied to the trash when the input force is 334 N.

Answer 1

Since force = pressure*area, and the pressure is the same at any point in the system (since we're ignoring height difference), the force ratio = area2/area1 = (0.05/0.0054)^2.