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If a board with an area of 3m2 has a 12 N force exerted on it, what is the pressure on the board?
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If a board with an area of 3m2 has a 12 N force exerted on it, what is the pressure on the board?

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Answer: 4 N/cm^2

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4 N/cm^2 is the answer. the way you get this is the formula for pressure is P=F/A. So you would plug in the numbers which would make the equation P=12/3 which you know equals 4. The units for pressure is N/cm^2 or N/m^2

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