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title: "A trash compactor pushes down with a force of \\( 500 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\) on a \\( 3 \\) \\( \\text{cm}^2 \\) input piston, causing a force of \\( 30,000 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\) to crush the trash. What is the area of the output piston that crushes the trash?"
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# A trash compactor pushes down with a force of \( 500 \) \( \text{N} \) on a \( 3 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \) input piston, causing a force of \( 30,000 \) \( \text{N} \) to crush the trash. What is the area of the output piston that crushes the trash?

A trash compactor pushes down with a force of \( 500 \) \( \text{N} \) on a \( 3 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \) input piston, causing a force of \( 30,000 \) \( \text{N} \) to crush the trash. What is the area of the output piston that crushes the trash?

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