Porters place a circular cloth on their head while carrying loads to ______ between head and load.

increase the height

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decrease the area of contact

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increase the weight

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increase the area of contact

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Solution

The correct option is D increase the area of contact
The pressure acting is inversely proportional to the area of contact. The porter keeps a circular cloth on his head to increase the area of contact, which inturn decreases the pressure acting on his head.

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