Aforce of 38.7 n is applied to the master cylinder of a hydraulic brake system. the cylinder has an area of 7.61 cm^2. the force from the master cylinder is transferred, by brake fluid, to two brake cylinders that have a total area of 49.1 cm^2. how much total force is exerted by the brake cylinders?

Simon is writing a story about an astronaut whose spacecraft has been boarded by space pirates. the astronaut has her lucky penny in her hand behind her back as the space pirates break into the control room. she has just locked the controls so that the ship is accelerating in the direction of the control room’s ceiling. simon wants the astronaut to use the penny to hit a button on the control panel to turn off the lights and escape. the button is located a short distance behind and below the astronaut’s hands. how should simon use the theory of relativity to describe what the astronaut must do in order to hit the button?