do you know which one exerts more pressure an elephant walking on the ground or a girl walking on the ground with high heels on her feet??? Try if you can't I can with a appropriate reason....
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This question depends on the size of the sole of the shoe and the size of the elephants foot as well as their weights/forces acting on the ground due to gravity. The pressure = force/surface area.
The elephant exerts more forces because it has a greater weight. However, the surface area of its foot is also greater.
The girl exerts a small force but at the same time, has a small surface area that the force is acting on.
If we were to plug values into this:
The elephant exerts a force 100 Newtons and has a total foot surface area of 50 cm squared. Its force = 100/50 which = 2.
The girl exerts a force of 10 Newtons (a lot less) and the total heel surface area is 5 cm squared. Her force = 10/5 which also = 2.
So to conclude, their pressures rely upon their weights and the surface areas of their feet/shoes.
This question depends on the size of the sole of the shoe and the size of the elephants foot as well as their weights/forces acting on the ground due to gravity. The pressure = force/surface area.
The elephant exerts more forces because it has a greater weight. However, the surface area of its foot is also greater.
The girl exerts a small force but at the same time, has a small surface area that the force is acting on.
If we were to plug values into this:
The elephant exerts a force 100 Newtons and has a total foot surface area of 50 cm squared. Its force = 100/50 which = 2.
The girl exerts a force of 10 Newtons (a lot less) and the total heel surface area is 5 cm squared. Her force = 10/5 which also = 2.
So to conclude, their pressures rely upon their weights and the surface areas of their feet/shoes.
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