an elephant weighing 200kg is standing on the floor having foot area of cross section 250cm square. what is the pressure exerted by the elephant?

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$P r e s s u r e = \frac{f o r c e}{a r e a} P r e s s u r e = \frac{w e i g h t}{a r e a} P r e s s u r e = \frac{200}{250 \times 10^{- 4}} p r e s s u r e = 8000 p a s c a l$

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an elephant weighing 200kg is standing on the floor having foot area of cross section 250cm square. what is the pressure exerted by the elephant?

Pressure = forceareaPressure = weightareaPressure = 200250×10-4pressure = 8000 pascal

$P r e s s u r e = \frac{f o r c e}{a r e a} P r e s s u r e = \frac{w e i g h t}{a r e a} P r e s s u r e = \frac{200}{250 \times 10^{- 4}} p r e s s u r e = 8000 p a s c a l$