Two syringes of different cross-sections (without needles) filled with water are connected with a tightly fitted rubber tube filled with water. Diameters of the smaller piston and larger piston are $1.0 \; cm$ and $3.0 \; cm$ respectively.
$(a)$ Find the force exerted on the larger piston when a force of $10 \; N$ is applied to the smaller piston.
$(b)$ If the smaller piston is pushed in through $6.0 \; cm$,how much does the larger piston move out?

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(A) According to Pascal's Law,pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted undiminished to every portion of the fluid and the walls of the containing vessel.
$(a)$ Let $F_1 = 10 \; N$ be the force on the smaller piston with diameter $d_1 = 1.0 \; cm$ and $F_2$ be the force on the larger piston with diameter $d_2 = 3.0 \; cm$.
The areas are $A_1 = \pi (d_1/2)^2$ and $A_2 = \pi (d_2/2)^2$.
Since pressure $P = F_1/A_1 = F_2/A_2$,we have $F_2 = F_1 \times (A_2/A_1) = F_1 \times (d_2/d_1)^2$.
$F_2 = 10 \; N \times (3.0 \; cm / 1.0 \; cm)^2 = 10 \times 9 = 90 \; N$.
$(b)$ Since water is incompressible,the volume of water displaced by the smaller piston must equal the volume displaced by the larger piston.
$V = A_1 L_1 = A_2 L_2$,where $L_1 = 6.0 \; cm$ is the displacement of the smaller piston.
$L_2 = L_1 \times (A_1/A_2) = L_1 \times (d_1/d_2)^2$.
$L_2 = 6.0 \; cm \times (1.0 \; cm / 3.0 \; cm)^2 = 6.0 \times (1/9) = 0.67 \; cm$.

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