Question

A thrust of 20N is acting on an area of 2$m^2$. How much pressure is acting on the surface?

Answer 1

Pressure can be defined as the thrust acting per unit area.
Here,
Pressure = $\frac{Force}{Area}$
= $\frac{20}{2}$ $\text{N}{m}^{-2}$
= $\text{10 N}{m}^{-2}$