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A student standing upright exerts a pressure of 27200Nm^-2 on the floor. Given that the total area of contact of shoes and the...

      

A student standing upright exerts a pressure of 27200Nm^-2 on the floor. Given that the total area of contact of shoes and the floor is 0.0736 m^2.
a. Determine the mass of the student.
b. Determine the pressure the student would exert on the floor when stand on one foot.

  

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joseph
a. P = F/A
F= 27200 X 0.0736
F= 2001.92 N
NB. W = mg
M = 2001.92/10
M=200.192 kg
b. P = F/A
= 2001.92/0.0368
=54400pa


joseph rimiru answered the question on October 18, 2017 at 17:43


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