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Which factor does not affect the pressure at the bottom of a liquid-filled container? The area of the base (and the shape of the vessel): pressure depends on depth, density, g and atmospheric pressure.
Which factor does not affect the height of mercury in a barometer? The cross-sectional area of the tube.
The ratio of the radii of the pistons of a hydraulic press is 2 : 9; what is the ratio between the forces on the two pistons? f/F = a/A = (2/9)² = 4/81.
Prove P = Pa + ρgh: see Lesson 2.2 above.
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