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Calculate the amount of pressure you experience when you balance a 5-kg ball on the tip of your finger, say of area
Amount of pressure experienced.
Answer to Problem 21A
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Mass of ball,
Area,
Formula Used:
Weight is given as,
Where, is
Pressure is given as,
Where, is force
Calculation:
Let the acceleration due to gravity
So, weight of the ball is
Now, the pressure is
Conclusion:
Therefore, the pressure experienced is
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