Question

2) A man squeezes a pin between his thumb and finger, as shown in Fig. 6.1.

finger
pinhead
pin
thumb
Fig. 6.1
The finger exerts a force of 84 N on the pinhead.
The pinhead has an area of 6.0 x 10-5 m2.
(i) Calculate the pressure exerted by the finger on the pinhead.
P
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pressure =​

Answer 1

pressure = force / area

force = 84 N

pressure = 6 × 10 - 5 = 55 m2

pressure = 84 / 55

pressure = 1.53 pascals

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