MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Area of a Circle

A sledge is u...

Question

A sledge is used in snow covered areas.

Open in App

Solution

A sledge is used in snow-covered areas.
This is because the sledge has a higher area of contact between itself and the ground.
Hence, less pressure is exerted on the snow and the sledge does not sink.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

3

Similar questions

Q. An eskimois pulling a sledge of mass 15 kg across level snow with a horizontal force of 90 Nand the constant force of friction is 60 N. What is the acceleration of the sledge ?

Q. A man pulls a sledge along a rough horizontal surface by applying a constant force

F

θ

above the horizontal. In pulling the sledge a horizontal distance

d

, the work done by the man is:

Q. A sledge of mass 25 kg is pulled across level ground with a horizontal force of 60 N. The constant force of friction is 20 N. What is the acceleration of the sledge?

Q. Sand is spread on the track covered with snow to

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Introduction

MATHEMATICS

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Area of a Circle

Standard VII Mathematics

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon