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3241004551 [841]
3 years ago
5

explain why when someone uses his thumb to push a pin into a block of wood the pressure on the wood is greater than the pressure

on this thumb​
Physics
2 answers:
Charra [1.4K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

the smaller the area the bigger the pressure

NeTakaya3 years ago
7 0
Because the tip of the pin has a very small area, therefore greater pressure. the area of the pin pressing on the thumb is much greater.
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