Question

If a force of 200n is applied perpendicular to a surface of area 10cm2 what the corresponding pressure

Answer 1

Given:

Force of 200 N is applied perpendicularly on 10 cm² surface area.

To find:

Pressure on surface ?

Calculation:

• Pressure is a scalar quantity characterized by the definition of force per unit area.

• In other words, pressure is force divided by area.

• 10 cm² = 10/10000 = 10^(-2) m².

$P = \dfrac{force}{area}$

$\implies \: P = \dfrac{200}{ {10}^{ - 2} }$

$\implies \: P = 2 \times {10}^{2 + 2}$

$\implies \: P = 2 \times {10}^{4} \: Pascal$

So, pressure on surface is 2 × 10⁴ Pascal

Answer 2

Given:

Force of 200 N is applied perpendicularly on 10 cm² surface area.

To find:

Pressure on surface ?

Calculation:

• Pressure is a scalar quantity characterized by the definition of force per unit area.
• In other words, pressure is force divide by area.
• 10 cm² = 10/10000 = 10^(-2) m².

$p = \frac{force}{area}$

$= > p = \frac{200}{10 {}^{ - 2} }$

$= > p = 2 \times {10}^{2 + 2}$

$= > p = 2 \times {10}^{4} \: pascal$

So, pressure on surface is 2 × 10⁴ Pascal