Question

What is the pressure on a man’s foot when a woman who weighs 100 N steps on his foot with her heel which has an area of 0.001 m2 with all of her weight

Answer 1

Answer:

Force exerted by the women = Her weight = 500N

Area on which force acts =1cm

2

=(

100

1

m

)

2

=

10000

1

m

2

∴Pressure=

Area

Force

=

10000

1

m

2

500N

=500×10000Nm

−2

=5×10

6

Nm

−2

.