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4. A crane has a weight of 85000 N and it rests on two caterpillar tracks which have a total contact area with the ground of 1.7 m2 as shown in the fig. below. a. Calculate the pressure that the crane
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4. A crane has a weight of 85000 N and it rests on two caterpillar tracks which have a total

contact area with the ground of 1.7 m2

as shown in the fig. below.

a. Calculate the pressure that the crane exerts on the ground.
b. What happens when the area of the caterpillar track decreases?

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Answer:

50kPa and if the area decreases, the pressure increases

Step-by-step explanation:

P=F/A; P=pressure, F=force, A=area

85000N/1.7 m^2 = 50000 N/m^2; Pa = Pascal = N/m^2

=50 kPa

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