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title: "The large piston in a hydraulic lift has a radius of \\( 250 \\) \\( \\text{cm}^2 \\). What force must be applied to the small piston with a radius of \\( 25 \\) \\( \\text{cm}^2 \\) in order to raise a car of mass \\( 1500 \\) \\( \\text{kg} \\)?"
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# The large piston in a hydraulic lift has a radius of \( 250 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \). What force must be applied to the small piston with a radius of \( 25 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \) in order to raise a car of mass \( 1500 \) \( \text{kg} \)?

The large piston in a hydraulic lift has a radius of \( 250 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \). What force must be applied to the small piston with a radius of \( 25 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \) in order to raise a car of mass \( 1500 \) \( \text{kg} \)?

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