Question

Please help me on 3,4 and 6. Thanks

Answer 1

3. The second piston will experience the same force as compared with the first. This is because since the pressure is the same everywhere inside the fluid system, the force is proportional to the surface area. We are told that both the first and the second piston have the same surface area, therefore, they will both experience the same force/pressure.


4. The situation is much the same as number 3 above, with the exception that the second piston is twenty times larger than the first. Again, since the pressure is the same everywhere inside the fluid system, the force is proportional to the surface area. We are told that the second piston is 20 times larger than the first, therefore, the larger piston will experience 20 times larger the force of the small one.


6. The answer is TRUE. The hydraulic braking system of most cars makes use of a vacuum servo (or booster), which is located between the brake pedal and the master cylinder piston. This vacuum servo amplifies the force applied from the brake pedal.