What law explains how pressure spreads through a closed hydraulic system?

Pascal's law.

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Why: Pascal's law says pressure applied to fluid in a closed system transmits equally in all directions.

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Answer: Pascal's law. Pascal's law says pressure applied to fluid in a closed system transmits equally in all directions.

  1. Hydraulic machinery en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_machinery
    any pressure applied to a fluid inside a closed system will transmit that pressure equally everywhere and in all directions
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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