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Find the pressure exerted by a girl weighing 500 N standing on one stiletto heel of area 1`cm^(2)`.

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Area `=1cm^(2)=(1)/(10,000)m^(2)`
`:.` Pressure `=(500N)/((1)/(10,000)m^(2))=50,00,000N//m^(2)`
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