A piston having a cross-sectional area of 0.43 m2 is located in a cylinder containing water as shown in the figure below. An open U-tubemanometer is connected to the cylinder as shown. For h1 = 72 mm and h = 134 mm what is the value of the applied force, P, acting onthe piston? The weight of the piston is negligible.PistonWaterMercuryP =iN

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