Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 27SP
A 60-kg performer balances on a cane. The end of the cane in contact with the floor has an area of 0.92 cm2. Find the pressure exerted on the floor by the cane. (Neglect the weight of the cane.)
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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