Question

If you wear pointed heel in the left leg and flat shoe on the right leg, which leg would exert greater pressure on the ground? Why?

Answer 1

The pointed heel on the left leg will exert more pressure on the ground. This is because force exerted per unit area will be more with the heel as compared to the flat shoe, as the area on which the force is exerted is smaller in the former. Smaller the area over which force is applied, greater the pressure.