A force of 2500 N produces a pressure of 50,000 Pa. Calculate the area of the surface on which the force acts.

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Solution

Step 1: Given data
Force; $F = 2500 N$
Area; $P = 50, 000 P a$
Step 2: Formula used and calculation
Pressure is given as,
$P r e s s u r e = \frac{f o r c e}{a r e a}$
$P = \frac{F}{A}$
Putting all the values,
$50000 = \frac{2500}{A} A = \frac{2500}{50000} A = 5 \times 10^{- 2} m^{2}$
Hence, the area of the surface on which the force acts is $5 \times 10^{- 2} m^{2}$ .

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A force of 2500 N produces a pressure of 50,000 Pa. Calculate the area of the surface on which the force acts.

Step 1: Given dataForce; F=2500N Area; P=50,000PaStep 2: Formula used and calculationPressure is given as,Pressure=forceareaP=FAPutting all the values,50000=2500AA=250050000A=5×10-2m2Hence, the area of the surface on which the force acts is 5×10-2m2.