Question

Hydraulic brakes are based on ______.

Options

• Archimede's principle

• Pascal's law

• Torricelli's law

• Newton's law

Answer 1

Hydraulic brakes are based on Pascal's law.

Explanation:

According to Pascal's law, a rise in pressure at a location in an enclosed liquid that is in equilibrium is equally transmitted to all directions of the liquid as well as to the container's walls. Pascal's law underlies how hydraulic brakes operate.