10.8 A hydraulic automobile lift is designed to lift cars with a maximum mass of 3000 kg. The area of cross-section of the piston carrying the load is 425 cm2. What maximum pressure would the smaller piston have to bear?

PressureP on the piston due to car=Weight of carArea of piston
                                                                   =3000×9.8425×10-4
                                                                      =6.92×105 Pa.

The pressure is transmitted equally in all directions in a liquid. Therefore, the maximum pressure that the smaller piston would have to bear is 6.92 × 105 Pa.