Question: A hydraulic press for compacting powdered samples has a large cylinder which is 10.0 cm in diameter, and a small cylinder with a diameter of

A hydraulic press for compacting powdered samples has a large cylinder which is 10.0 cm in diameter, and a small cylinder with a diameter of 2.0 cm. A lever is attached to the small cylinder as shown in (Figure 1) . The sample, which is placed on the large cylinder, has an area of 4.0 cm2.

What is the pressure on the sample if F = 310 N is applied to the lever?

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