Physics
Hydraulic machines act like a :
- force subtractor
- force reducer
- force multiplier
- both (a) and (c)
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force multiplier
Reason — The principle of a hydraulic machine is that a small force applied on a smaller piston is transmitted to produce a large force on the bigger piston. Hence, it acts as a force multiplier.
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