9La/3 Pressure points

To work out the pressure you use the formula:

F PA
pressure = force ÷ area
Use the formula to calculate the answers to the following questions.

? 1 weight
area of feet Force =
600 N
0.03 m2 Area =
Pressure = force ÷ area
Pressure =
thin ice
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2 Total force (from man and plank) =
L
Pressure =
a
Area of plank = force ÷ pressure
pressure
670 N/m2 Area of plank =
weight of
rescuer 600
N
weight of plank 70
N
3 ground contact area 20 000
cm2 Ground contact area =
Pressure =
Force (or weight) = area  pressure
Weight of bulldozer =
pressure 4.25 N/cm2
4 area of
the
Area =
bottom Pressure =
of the
box Force (or weight) = area x pressure
0.2 m2
Weight of the groceries on the table =
pressure
400 N/m2

5 200 N force
on head area of head Force on head =
of nail 0.2
cm2
Area of head =
Pressure = force ÷ area
Pressure on the head =
Force on point =
Area of point =
area of point 0.004 cm2 Pressure on the point =
Which has the greater pressure?
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