pressure and moments
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Pressure and moments
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High and low Pressure• An elephant exerts relatively low pressure because of the surface
area of its feet.
• Whereas a woman in stilettos exerts a lot of pressure because of the low surface are of the heel.
Pressure formula
• 1 m
10 N
The distance from pivot multiplied by the force down equals Newton Meters
1 Meter x 10 Newtons = 10Nm
Pressure=Force/Area
F
P A
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