A man of mass 84 kg stands upright on a floor. If the area of contact of his shoes and the floor is 420 cm2 ,...

A man of mass 84 kg stands upright on a floor. If the area of contact of his shoes and
the floor is 420 cm2
, determine the average pressure he exerts on the floor. (Take g =
10 N/Kg)

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Pressure = force / area = 840 / 0.042 = 20,000 Nm-2
.

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Moraa orina answered the question on April 4, 2018 at 17:46

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