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A skateboarder lands on all four wheels after riding a railing. If the skateboarder has a weight of 990 and the area on the bottom of a single wheel is 0.0005m^2, what pressure does the skateboard put on the ground?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Pressure = force / area

P = 990 N / (4 × 0.0005 m²)

P = 495,000 Pa

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