A boy of weight 500 N has feet with a total area of 200 cm2

. What is the pressure between

him and the ground if he stands on both feet?

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Raegan Briggs

25 June, 17:06

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Casey Hunt · Answer 1

P = F (Force) / A (Area)

A should be in m^2, so 200 cm^2 = 0.02 m^2 (200:10000)

p = 500/0.02 = 25000 N/m^2

A boy of weight 500 N has feet with a total area of 200 cm2. What is the pressure betweenhim and the ground if he stands on both feet?