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When you hit the nail on wooden plank in upside down way, the pressure is ____?

A

less

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B

high

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both A and B

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A less
pressure is force action on the unit of area of the surface because the surface of head of nail is more than the pointed tip, pressure developed is less

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