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15 November, 03:12

About how much pressure do the feet of a 6000 kg elephant exert on the ground assuming each foot has an area of 0.10 square meter

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  1. 15 November, 07:02
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    As you know, the Pressure is calculated by: force divided by area.

    Therefore, plugging in our known values:

    Force is equal to 6000Kg then covert this to Newtons = 6000 kg x 9.81 N = 58680

    Area is 4 * (.1m^2) =.4m^2

    Pressure: 58680 N /.4 m^2 = 150,000 N/m^2
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