SOLUTION: an elephant of mass 1500kg stands on its four legs each of area 1.2*10^-2m^2 calculate the pressure exerted by each legs of the elephant on the ground [g=10m/s^-2]

Question 1013255: an elephant of mass 1500kg stands on its four legs each of area 1.2*10^-2m^2 calculate the pressure exerted by each legs of the elephant on the ground [g=10m/s^-2]
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an elephant of mass 1500 kg stands on its four legs each of area m^2
calculate the pressure exerted by each legs of the elephant on the ground [g = 10m/s^-2]
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The pressure P (in Pascals) is the weight W = M*g  (in newtons)  divided by the area S =  :


P =  =  =  =  = 312500 Pa.


It is slightly more than 3 times the atmospheric pressure (101325 Pa).

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