Question

Estimate the pressure exerted on the floor by a person wearing shoes with (a) a pointed heel of area = 0.45 cm² for each foot, and (b) a wide heel of area 16 cm² for each foot (see figure below). The person wearing the shoes has a mass of 56 kg.

Answer is both Pa and atm.

Question 2 options:

1234567891011121314 (b) Pressure from area=16cm2 in Pa. 1234567891011121314 (a) Pressure from area=0.45cm2 in Pa. 1234567891011121314 (a) Pressure from area=0.45cm2 in atm. 1234567891011121314 (b) Pressure from area=16cm2 in atm. 1. 1.70 2. 6.45 3. 20.6 4. 60.0 5. 120 6. 231 7. 580 8. 1.72*105 9. 9.58*105 10. 2.09*106 11. 6.10*106 12. 1.22*107 13. 2.34*107 14. 5.88*107

Answer 1