Question

when the force applied on an object is doubled. how does the pressure applied on an object change?

Answer 1

Pressure implies the amount of force exerted on unit area of any surface. So, theoretically,

P=F/A.

When only the force is doubled and the area of exertion of force remains the same as the previous,

P’=2F/A which implies

P’=2(F/A) which implies

P’=2P where P is the force per unit area.

Therefore, when the force is doubled, pressure also doubles. Or we can say that force and pressure are directly and linearly proportional.

Hope it helps…..!!

Answer 2

when only the force is doubled the pressure also doubles.