Question
pressine=(mine)/(mine) A cube-shoped box has side lengths of 1,5 m, and it exerts a force of 72 N on the ground Calculate the pressure, in N/m^2 that the box exerts on the ground If your answer is a decimal, give it toldp
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Flynn
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Answer
32.0 N/m²
Explanation
Pressure is calculated as the force divided by the area over which the force is distributed.In this case, we know that the force exerted by the box is
. Each side of the box is
, and because the box is in contact with the ground by a single face, the area is just the square of the side length,
.Therefore, the pressure exerted by the box can be calculated with:
Here it is explicitly given "give il lo idp" which means to leave the answer to 1 decimal place. After executing the calculation, round the resulting figure to 1 decimal place. Apologies seem to be a typo as the answer can't be in
It should be in
.