Question

a hippopotamus produces a pressure of 250000 pa when it is standing on all four feet if the weight of the hippo is 40000 N what is the area of each foot?​

Answer 1

0.04m²

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Pressure = 250000Pa

Weight = 40000N

Unknown:

Area of each foot = ?

Solution:

Pressure is the force exerted per unit area of a body

  Pressure = $\frac{force}{area}$

To find the area;

        Area = $\frac{force }{pressure}$

    Area = $\frac{40000}{250000}$ = 0.16m²

The force exerted by all the four feet is 0.16m²

the area of each feet = $\frac{0.16}{4}$ = 0.04m²

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