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title: "When the button of a trash compactor is pushed, a force of \\( 350 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\) pushes down on a \\( 1.3 \\) \\( \\text{cm}^2 \\) input piston, creating a force of \\( 22,076 \\) \\( \\text{N} \\) to crush the trash. What is the area of the piston that crushes the trash?"
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# When the button of a trash compactor is pushed, a force of \( 350 \) \( \text{N} \) pushes down on a \( 1.3 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \) input piston, creating a force of \( 22,076 \) \( \text{N} \) to crush the trash. What is the area of the piston that crushes the trash?

When the button of a trash compactor is pushed, a force of \( 350 \) \( \text{N} \) pushes down on a \( 1.3 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \) input piston, creating a force of \( 22,076 \) \( \text{N} \) to crush the trash. What is the area of the piston that crushes the trash?

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