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F Penny's piston is wider than Pauly's, who is pushing with greater force?

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A Penny is exerting the greater force.
B Pauly is exerting the greater force.
C They are both using equal force.
Think its A or C
User Alaa Mahmoud
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It would depend on who is stronger but it is likely that Penny would be creating larger pressure because the surface area is less. If this is part of a question where the pressure for both is the same then Pauly is pushing with greater force, I know this because force/area=pressure and when the surface area is larger the force must be greater as well.

Hope this helps :)
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