The pressure exerted on the ground by the box of mass 5 kg is 0.98 N/m².
What is pressure:
Pressure is defined to be the amount of force exerted per area acting on the surface of a body.
To calculate the preesure exerted on the ground, we use the formula below.
Formula:
- P = mg/lw............... Equation 1
Where:
- P = Pressure exerted on the ground
- m = Mass of the box
- g = Acceleration due to gravity
- l = Length of the box
- w = Width of box
From the question,
Given:
- m = 5 kg
- g = 9.8 m/s²
- l = 10 m
- w = 5 m
Substitute these values into equation 1
- P = (5×9.8)/(5×10)
- P = 49/50
- P = 0.98 N/m²
Hence, the pressure exerted on the ground is 0.98 N/m².
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