Answer:
1.9 MPa
Explanation:
Mass of person = 81 kg
Mass of chair = 3.8 kg
Diameter of contact point = 1.2 cm = D
Radius of contact point = 1.2/2 = 0.6 cm
Total mass of chair and person = 81 + 3.8 = 84.8 kg = M
Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²
Force acting on the floor
<em>F = Mg</em>
<em>⇒F = 84.8×9.81</em>
<em>⇒F = 831.888 N</em>
Area of the contact point
<em>A = πR²</em>
<em>⇒A = π0.006²</em>
<em>⇒A = π0.000036 m²</em>
Area of the four points is
<em>4A = 0.000144π m²</em>
Pressure
Pressure exerted on the floor by each leg of the chair is 1.9 MPa