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A human exerts a force of 1.5 N on each of the two nails A and B the area of cross secton of tip of nail A in `2 "mm"^2` while that of B in `6 "mm"^2` Calculate the pressure on each nail in pascal.

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On A : `7.5xx10^(5)` pascal, On B : `2.5xx10^(5)` pascal.
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