Question

A cubical box that weighs 10 kg with a side
of 1 m’ is placed on a table. What is the
pressure that the box exerts on the table?
(Assume 1 kgf = 10 N.)​

Answer 1

⤵️solution

force = weight of the box = 10 kgf = 100n

area of contact = 1 m²

presure = force / area = 100 N / 1 m²

100 PA