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A 80-kg person sits on a 2.7kg chair. Each leg of the chair makes contact with the floor on a circle that is 1.3 cm in diameter. Find the pressure exerted on the floor by each leg of the chair, assuming that the weight is evenly distributed.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming the chair has four legs,

Area = (πr²)

= 1.33 m²

Pressure = Force/Area

= 827/1.33

= 621.8 Pa

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