The given figure shows a block of mass 300 kg which is placed on a surface. If the length of the block ‘l’ is 1.5 m, breadth of the block ‘b’ is 1 m and height of the block ‘h’ is 0.5 m. What is the pressure at the bottom surface of the block?
2000 Pa
The bottom area of the block, Area=l×b=1.5m×1m=1.5m2
The weight of the block as a force, F=w=m×g=300×10=3000N
Pressure is given by, P=FA=3000 N1.5m2=2000 Pascal