Question

Find the pressure exerted on the floor by a 100N box whose bottom area is 40cm x 50cm.

Answer 1

Answer:

500Pa

Explanation:

Pressure = Force / Area where area is in $m^{2}$.

Firstly, lets convert both area dimensions into metrers.

40cm = 40/100 m = 0.4m

50cm = 50/100 m = 0.5m

Area of Bottom area of box = 0.4m x 0.5m = $0.2m^{2}$

Pressure = $\frac{100N}{0.2m^{2} }$

= 500Pa

Answer 2

Answer:

Pressure exerted = 500 Pa

Explanation:

The formula for pressure is as follows:

$Pressure = \frac{Force \space\ applied}{Area}$

In this case,

Force applied = 100N

Area = 40cm × 50cm = 2000cm² = 2000 × 10⁻⁴ = 0.2m²

Substituting these values into the formula:

Pressure = $\frac{100}{0.2}$

⇒ Pressure = 500 Pa