A bookcase has a base of 1 m long and 0.5 m wide. It has a mass of 300kg. Find the pressure it exerts on the floor in kPa.

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$1m*0.5m=0.5m^2\\ g=10(m)/(s^2)\\ 300kg*10(m)/(s^2)=3000N\\ 3000N--0.5m^2\\ \ \ x\ \ --\ 1\\ x=6000Pa=60kPa$

Rsz answered Jul 9, 2015

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