Question

Jenny is doing her homework.

(a) When Jenny writes, the pencil exerts a force of 5N on the paper.

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The area of the pencil in contact with the paper is 0.5 mm2.
Calculate the pressure of the pencil on the paper.
Give the unit.

Answer 1

Answer:

first list the data given

Explanation:

data

force=5N

Area=0.5mm²=0.05cm

Pressure=Force/area

P =5/0.05

P=100pascal