A heavy machinery hydraulic lift is being redesigned to alter its performance characteristics. Match each proposed modification to the hydraulic pistons with its resulting effect on the output force and output piston travel distance. (Assume the input force and input piston stroke distance remain constant in all scenarios).
- Decreasing the input piston diameter to half its original sizeOutput force increases by a factor of 4; output distance decreases to one-fourth.
- Doubling the output piston diameter and doubling the input piston cross-sectional areaOutput force increases by a factor of 2; output distance decreases to one-half.
- Tripling the diameter of both the input and output pistons simultaneouslyBoth the output force and output distance remain unchanged.
- Doubling the input piston diameter while keeping the output piston unchangedOutput force decreases to one-fourth; output distance increases by a factor of 4.
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Match each structural modification by first converting any diameter changes to area changes (by squaring the factor), then calculating the new mechanical advantage ratio, and applying the inverse factor to the stroke distance to conserve work.
Each modification changes the ratio of the output piston area to the input piston area, which dictates the mechanical advantage (MA). Because hydraulic systems conserve work, any factor that multiplies the output force must inversely scale the output distance. Crucially, while area scales directly, changes given as diameter must be squared to find the effect on area.
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Pascal's Principle, Mechanical Advantage, and Work Conservation