Question

A student presses her palm by her thumb with a force of 75 N . What would be the pressure under her thumb having contact area is 1.5 cm2

Answer 1

Pressure = 50 N/cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Force = 75 N

Area = 1.5 cm²

Find:

Pressure

Computation:

Pressure = Force / Area

Pressure = 75 / 1.5

Pressure = 50 N/cm²