Question

explain why a nail has a pointed tip.

Answer 1

because pressure is inversely proportional to the area ..so to reduce the area /point if contact between nail n surface it has a pointed tip... hence to increase the pressure an the the nail can be easily embedded in the surface ..

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Answer 2

To increase the pressure with which it gets embedded we have to decrease the area of contact, so that there is a large pressure/force on the tip of the nail,so that it goes easier to the surface

As we know that pressure is inversely proportional to the area of contact

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