A man whose mass is 90kg stands on a floor. a) If the area of contact between his feet and the floor is 0.0368m2, determine...

      

A man whose mass is 90kg stands on a floor.
a) If the area of contact between his feet and the floor is 0.0368m2, determine how much pressure he
able to exert on the floor.
b) What pressure will he exert on the floor if now he stands on one foot?

  

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Moraa
a)P= F/A = 900N/0.0368m2
=24,456.5217N/m2.
b)P=900N/(0.0368/2) =48,913.0435N/m2
Moraa orina answered the question on April 6, 2018 at 17:01


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