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How much pressure is applied to the ground

by a 105 kg man who is standing on square
stilts that measure 0.04 m on each edge?
Answer in units of Pa.

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apparently pressure is equal to Force/Area. To find the force the man is applying you need to use Fg= m.g which is 105.10 = 1050 N. To find the area you need to multiply 0.04x0.04 because it says that it’s the length for each edge. 0.0016 m^2 is the area. Pressure= 1050/0.0016 = 656,000 pa (approximate answer)
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