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3 years ago

A person weighs 60 kg. The area under the foot of the person is 150 cm2. Find the pressure exerted on the ground by the person.

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zubka84 [21]3 years ago

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Answer:

Pressure = 39200 N/m²

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Mass = 60 kg

Area = 150 cm²

Conversion:

1 centimeter square = 0.0001 meter square

150 centimeter square = 150 * 0.0001 = 0.015 m²

To find the pressure exerted on the ground by the person;

Mathematically, pressure is given by the formula;

$Pressure = \frac {Force}{area}$

First of all, we would determine the force exerted by the person.

Force = mass * acceleration due to gravity.

We know that acceleration due to gravity is equal to 9.8 m/s².

Substituting into the formula, we have;

Force = 60 * 9.8

Force = 588 Newton

Next, find the pressure;

$Pressure = \frac {Force}{area}$

Substituting into the formula, we have;

$Pressure = \frac {588}{0.015}$

Pressure = 39200 N/m²

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