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title: "Rex, an auto mechanic, is raising a \\( 1200 \\) \\( \\text{kg} \\) car on his hydraulic lift so that he can work underneath. If the area of the input piston is \\( 12.0 \\) \\( \\text{cm}^2 \\), while the output piston has an area of \\( 700 \\) \\( \\text{cm}^2 \\), what force must be exerted on the input piston to lift the car?"
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# Rex, an auto mechanic, is raising a \( 1200 \) \( \text{kg} \) car on his hydraulic lift so that he can work underneath. If the area of the input piston is \( 12.0 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \), while the output piston has an area of \( 700 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \), what force must be exerted on the input piston to lift the car?

Rex, an auto mechanic, is raising a \( 1200 \) \( \text{kg} \) car on his hydraulic lift so that he can work underneath. If the area of the input piston is \( 12.0 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \), while the output piston has an area of \( 700 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \), what force must be exerted on the input piston to lift the car?

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