Two chambers with the same fluid at their base are separated by a 30-cm-diameter piston whose weight is 25 N, as shown in the figure. Calculate the gage pressures in chambers A and B. Ans. P = 2.81 kPa, PR = -2.10 kPa Piston A B Air Air D 50 cm 30 cm 25 cm 30 cm E Water 90 cm

Two chambers with the same fluid at their base are separated by a 30-cm-diameter piston whose weight is 25 N, as shown in the figure. Calculate the gage pressures in chambers A and B. Ans. P = 2.81 kPa, PR = -2.10 kPa Piston A B Air Air D 50 cm 30 cm 25 cm 30 cm E Water 90 cm

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Two chambers with the same fluid at their base are separated by a 30-cm-diameter piston whose weight is 25 N,
as shown in the figure. Calculate the gage pressures in chambers A and B.
Ans. P = 2.81 kPa, PR = -2.10 kPa
Piston
A
B
Air
Air
D
50 cm
30 cm
25 cm
30 cm
E
Water
90 cm

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