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document.write( "The pressure transmitted through the brake fluid is \r\n" );
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document.write( "P = ,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where  is the force the driver applies to the brake pedal (in newtons), and   is  the area of the master piston in .\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the pressure is  = 1000000 Pa (Pascals).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The force exerted by the slave piston on the brake pad is \r\n" );
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document.write( "where P is the pressure transmitted through the brake fluid, and   is the area of the slave piston in .\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the force exerted by the slave piston on the brake pad is 1000000*0.005 = 5000 newtons.\r\n" );
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