Question

If the same pressure is exerted over a greater area will more of less force result? Group of answer choices :

Answer 1

Answer:

More force

Explanation:

Pressure and force are related by the equation:

$p=\frac{F}{A}$

where

p is the pressure

F is the force

A is the area

We can re-arrange the equation as

$F=pA$

In this problem, the pressure is kept the same (p' = p) while the area is increased. As we can see from the previous equation, the force applied is directly proportional to the area: therefore, a greater area means also a greater force.