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The head of a pin is a square of a side of 10 mm. Find the pressure on it due to a force of 20 N. $(2 \times 10^{5} Nm^{-2})$

Difficulty: Medium

Solution:       

Force = F = 20 N
                      Area of head of a pin A = $0mm \times 10mm$=  $frac{10}{10} cm \times \frac{10}{10}$cm 
                         = $\frac{1}{100} m \times \frac{1}{100}$ m
                         = $10^{-4} m^{2}$


                        Pressure under the thumb = P =?
                        P =$\frac{F}{A}$ 
                        P  =$\frac{20}{(1 \times 10^{-4} )}$ =  $2 \times 10^{5} Nm^{-2}$

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