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Enabling Task 1 Make simple hydraulic press calculations
Work on your own.
Complete the following calculations in your workbook.
1. What mechanical advantage does a hydraulic press have when punching
holes in a metal sheet with a force of 800 N using only
200 N? Provide
your
answer as a ratio.
2. A hydraulic press has an input piston radius of 0,5 mm. It is linked to
an output piston that is three times that size.
What mechanical
advantage
does this press have?
(3)
(9)
3. A hydraulic lift has a mechanical advantage of 5. If the load weighs 350 N,
what effort is required to lift the weight?
Provide your answer in newtons
. (4)
4. Your deodorant sprays with a force of 15 N. What mechanical advantage
is
achieved if your finger presses the deodorant
nozzle with a force of 60 N?
Explain your answer.
(4)
[TOTAL: 20]
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