Question

The foot of an elephant has an area of 250cm2. If the mass of the elephant is 2400 kg, find the pressure exerted by the elephant on the ground. (g=10N).

Answer 1

Answer:

240000 Pascal

Explanation:

Given that : The foot of an elephant has an area of 250 cm²  

( As we know that : 1m = 100cm => 1 cm = 1/100m )

250 cm² = 250/10000 = 0.0250 m²  

As we also know that elephant has four feet  

then, total area = 4×0.0250 = 0.1 m²

Also given that : Mass = 2400 kg

So Force = mg = 2400 x 10 = 24000 N

Then, Pressure = Force / Area

=> Pressure = 24000/0.1 N/m²

=> Pressure = 240000 N/m² or 240000 Pascal

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