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A block of wood is kept on the table top. The mass of wooden black is 5kg and its dimensions are 40cm×8cm. Find the pressure exerted by the wooden block on the table?

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Solution

We have the equation of pressure= force /area
Here area =area of block
=40*8
=320 cm^2
=320*10^-4 square meter
Force =force due to gravity
=mass *g
=5 *10
Value of g=10
Force=50 n
Pressure =50/320 *10^-4
=(5/32) 10^4
=1562.5 N/m^2

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