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A cubical block of wood of length 5 cm is kept on a table top. The density of the block is `800 kg//m^3` and `g = 9.8 m//s^2` . Find the pressure exerted by the wooden block on the table top.

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To find the pressure exerted by the wooden block on the tabletop, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Calculate the Volume of the Cubical Block The volume \( V \) of a cube is given by the formula: \[ V = \text{length}^3 \] Given that the length of the block is 5 cm, we convert it to meters: ...
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