Question

A force of 5000 N acts on an area of 40 sq. metre. Calculate the pressure acting on that area?

Answer 1

pressure=force/area

pressure=5000/40

pressure=125 Pascale

SI unit of pressure is pascale

Answer 2

Given :

A force of 5000 N acts on an area of 40 sq. metre.

To find :

→ Pressure acting on that area

Solution :

Here, we are given the value of force and area and we need to find the pressure. So, we will use the following formula :-

• Pressure = F ÷ A

where,

• F denotes the force
• A denotes the area

we have,

• Force = 5000 N
• Area = 40 m²

Substituting the given values :-

→ Pressure = 5000 ÷ 40

→ Pressure = 500 ÷ 4

→ Pressure = 125

Therefore, the pressure acting on 40 m² of area when force applied is 5000 N is 125 Pascal

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Know MorE :

Formula to calculate area :-

• Area = Pressure ÷ Area

The commonly used units for area are m² and cm².

Formula to calculate force :-

• Force = Pressure × Area

The S.I. unit of force is newton (N).