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Explain how a person who weighs 500 N and is wearing high heels can exert a force of 45,000 N on the floor.

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Pressure on ground is inversely proportional to the surface area in contact, more the surface area in contact, less will be the exrted pressure and vice versa.

even if small force of 500N is applied, due to extremely less surface area, the force acts as 45000 N.

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