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An elephant weighing 40,000 N stands on one foot of area 1000 cm^(2) whereas a girl weighing 400 N is standing on one 'stiletto heel of area 1 cm^2 (a) Which of the two, elephant or girl, exerts a (b) What pressure is exerted on the ground by the elephant standing (c) What pressure is exerted on the ground by the girl standing (d) Which of the two exerts larger pressure on the ground : elephant or girl? (e) What is the ratio of pressure exerted by the girl to the pressure exerted by the elephant ?

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Answer :Elephant has a larger weight of 40000 N, therefore, elephant exerts a larger force on the ground ; Elephant exerts a larger force on the ground by40000 N-400N 39600 N (b) `400,000 N//m^2 (C) 4000,000 N//m^2 `(d) Girl (E) 4000,000: 400,000 = 10: 1 The PRESSURE exerted by girl is 10 TIMES greater than that exerted by the elephant


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