How is pressure related to the surface area on which it acts?
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The pressure exerted on a surface by an object increases as the weight of the object increases or the surface area of contact decreases. Alternatively the pressure exerted decreases as the weight of the object decreases or the surface area of contact increases.
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The fundamental definition of pressure has a inverse relationship with the surface area
P=F/A
Thus ,When the area is increased the pressure acting on it decreases. keeping the force constant .
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