The two femurs, each of cross sectional area 10cm^2, support the upper part of a human body of mass 40 kg. What is the average pressure sustained by the femurs?
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Pressure = force/area
force = weight of the body =mg = 40×10 = 400 Narea = 2×area of each bone = 2×10×10−4 m2pressure = 4002×10−3 = 2×105 pascal
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