Question

a wooden piece of 5n in weight 5cm*3cm*2cm in size lies on 5cm*2cm face find the pressure exerted by it
pls write the correct answer

Answer 1

Answer:

Hey, there!

Here's the answer you are looking for.

Pressure = Force per unit area

Mathematically,

P = F/A

Here, F = weight of the wooden block = 5N

and

A = area of the face on which it lies = 5×2 cm² = 10cm²

So, pressure (in Newton/cm²)

= (5/10)N/cm² = 0.5N/cm²

Hope that helps.

Thanks.