document.write( "Question 1129026: A 982.0 N force is exerted on a circular surface with a radius of 2.0 cm. What is the resulting pressure on the surface? Express your answer in units of psi (pounds per square inch), a common unit of pressure.
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document.write( "Hint: In order to make the unit conversions, you will have to use the fact that:
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document.write( "1 N = 0.2248 lb (pounds) and
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document.write( "1 in = 2.540 cm
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document.write( "dont know y iam not getting the right answer plz help. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #745693 by rothauserc(4718) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Pressure(P) = Force(F)/Area(A) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "In the foot-pound-second (FPS) system, the P units are pounds per square inch, or psi. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "F in pounds = 982.0 * 0.2248 = 220.7536 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "radius in inches = 2/2.540 = 0.7874 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "A in square inches of the circular surface = pi * (0.7874)^2 = 1.9478 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "************************************* \n" ); document.write( "P in psi = 220.7536/1.9478 = 113.3348 \n" ); document.write( "************************************* \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |