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A force of $50 N$ is acting on an area of $2 m^{2}$ . How much pressure is acting on the surface?
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Pressure can be defined as the force acting per unit area.
$P = \frac{F}{A}$
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$P = \frac{50}{2}$
$P = 25 N m^{- 2}$
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