Question

Over what area should a force of 100 N act to produce a pressure of 500 pascal?

Answer 1

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Pressure}=500\mathrm{Pa} \\ \mathrm{Force}=100\mathrm{N}. \\ \mathrm{Pressure}=\frac{\mathrm{Force}}{\mathrm{Area}}\Rightarrow \mathrm{Area}=\frac{\mathrm{Force}}{\mathrm{Pressure}} \\ \mathrm{Therefore},\mathrm{Area}=\frac{100}{500}=0.2{\mathrm{m}}^2 \end{gathered}$$