Why does it happen? Fruits can easily he cut with a sharp knife.

1.	Why does it happen? Fruits can easily he cut with a sharp knife.
Answer» 1. It is easy to cut vegetables. fruits with a sharp knife. A blunt knife does not work here. 2. The force exerted perpendicularly on a unit area is called ‘pressure’ Pressure = \(\cfrac{Force}{Area\,on\,which\,the\,force\,in\,applied}\) 3. Presently we are considering only the force acting on an area in a direction perpendicular to it.

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1. It is easy to cut vegetables. fruits with a sharp knife. A blunt knife does not work here.

2. The force exerted perpendicularly on a unit area is called ‘pressure’

Pressure = \(\cfrac{Force}{Area\,on\,which\,the\,force\,in\,applied}\)

3. Presently we are considering only the force acting on an area in a direction perpendicular to it.

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