SOLUTION: A brake master cylinder having a base of 1.5 inches and a stroke of 4 inches displaces___ cubic inches of fluid when the piston travels its full stroke.

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Question 1156803: A brake master cylinder having a base of 1.5 inches and a stroke of 4 inches displaces___ cubic inches of fluid when the piston travels its full stroke.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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diameter of base is 1.75 in
radius is 7/8 in
Area=pi*r^2=49*pi/64 in^2
multiply by stroke to get volume and that is (49*pi/16) in ^2 or 9.62 in^3.