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2 An elephant weighs 60600N. It stands on four feet. Each foot has an area of 0.1 m? Calculate the pressure the elephant exerts on the ground
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2 An elephant weighs 60600N. It stands on four feet. Each foot has an area of

0.1 m? Calculate the pressure the elephant exerts on the ground

User Bajrang Hudda
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When pressure=Force/Area
Force is 60600N and area is 0.1 for each foot,we should multiply it by 4 =0.4
Therefore pressure =60600/0.4 =


151500N/m^2
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