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Grade Upto college levelMechanics

Two stretched membranes are of area 2 cm2 & 3 cm2 are placed in a liquid at the same depth. The ratio of the pressure on them is :

a) 1:1 b) 2:3 c) 3:2 d) 22 : 32

Profile image of Mainak Chakraborty
16 Years agoGrade Upto college level
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Profile image of Badiuddin askIITians.ismu Expert
16 Years ago

Dear Mainak

hydraulic presuure will same on both the membrance

so ratio will be 1:1

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Profile image of Khushi Dwivedi
7 Years ago
Dear students,
Since Pressure depends on depth of container  irrespective of its shape
And in the above case depth for both the vessels are given same 
Therefore the hydraulic pressure for the containers will be in the ratio 1: 1