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04/11/2021 11:47 am
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(a) Define pressure.
(b) What is the relation between pressure, force and area?
(c) Calculate the pressure when a force of 200 N is exerted on an area of: (i) 10 m2 (ii) 5 m2
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04/11/2021 11:51 am
(a) Pressure is the force acting perpendicularly on a unit area of the object.
(b) Pressure = \(\frac{Force}{Area}\)
(c) (i) Pressure on an area of 10 m2
Force = 200 N
Pressure = \(\frac{200}{10}\) = 20 Pa
(ii) Pressure on an area of 5 m2
Force = 200 N
Pressure = \(\frac{200}{5}\) = 40 Pa