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A girl standing upright exerts a pressure of 15000 N/m2 on the floor. Given that the total area of contact of shoes and the floor is 0.02m2 Determine the pressure she would exert on the floor if she stood on one foot.​

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Step-by-step explanation:

F=15000/0.02

=300N

total area contact of the shoes and floor when stood in one foot=0.02m^2/2=0.01m^2

P=F/A

=300/0.01

=30 000Pa/30 000Nm^-2

in another way=15000×2

=30000N/m^2

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