A U-Tube Has Dissimilar Arms, One Having Twice the Diameter

question 37

Multiple Choice

A U-tube has dissimilar arms, one having twice the diameter of the other.It contains an incompressible fluid and is fitted with a sliding piston in each arm, with each piston in contact with the fluid.When the piston in the narrow arm is pushed down a distance d, the piston in the wide arm rises a distance:

• A)d
• B)2d
• C)d/2
• D)4d
• E)d/4

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