Question

A man weighing 50 kg is standing on a wooden plank of 1m × 0.5m. What will be the pressure exerted by it on the ground?

Answer 1

Pressure exerted by the man on the ground = 980 Pa

Pressure exerted by the man on the ground is -

P = F / A

P = mg / lb

P = (50 × 9.8) / (1 × 0.5)

P = 490 / 0.5

P = 980 Pa