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An ideal hydraulic output piston has five times the input area. How does output force compare?

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  1. Five times larger
  2. Five times smaller
  3. Exactly the same

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  1. OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-1/pages/14-3-pascals-principle-and-hydraulics Checked 2026-10-10.

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