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a box of mass 10 kg has a base area of 1metersquare . find the pressure exerted by it on the ground.(take 1 kgwt = 10 N)

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Solution

Base area = 1 m²
Force = m×g
=10×10 =100 N
Pressure = Force/Area
P=F/A
=100/1
=100 Pascal.
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