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Pressure exerted by a body is 8650pa, when it is placed on a wooden plank. If the area of contact is 2500cm sq. Find the weight of the body.

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Solution

As we know :
$P = \frac{F}{A}$
$F = P \times A$
$F = (8650) (2500 \times 10^{- 4})$
$F = 2.16 \times 10^{- 5} N$

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