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A girl of mass `50` kg is wearing high heel sandals . The heels have a cross section of `1"cm"^(2)` . Also consider an elephant of mass `4000` kg with foot area of each foot `250 "cm"^(2)` .
By how much is the pressure exerted by girl is more than that of elephant ?

A

`200xx10^(4)` pascals

B

`210xx10^(4)` pascals

C

`220xx10^(4)` pascals

D

`230xx10^(4)` pascals

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To find out how much more pressure is exerted by the girl in high heel sandals compared to the elephant, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Calculate the pressure exerted by the girl. 1. **Determine the force exerted by the girl (weight)**: \[ \text{Force} = \text{mass} \times \text{gravity} = 50 \, \text{kg} \times 10 \, \text{m/s}^2 = 500 \, \text{N} \] 2. **Calculate the total area of the heels**: - Each heel has a cross-sectional area of \(1 \, \text{cm}^2\). - Since she has two heels, the total area is: \[ \text{Total Area} = 2 \times 1 \, \text{cm}^2 = 2 \, \text{cm}^2 \] - Convert \(2 \, \text{cm}^2\) to \(m^2\): \[ 2 \, \text{cm}^2 = 2 \times 10^{-4} \, \text{m}^2 \] 3. **Calculate the pressure exerted by the girl**: \[ P_g = \frac{\text{Force}}{\text{Area}} = \frac{500 \, \text{N}}{2 \times 10^{-4} \, \text{m}^2} = \frac{500}{0.0002} = 2500000 \, \text{Pa} = 2.5 \times 10^6 \, \text{Pa} \] ### Step 2: Calculate the pressure exerted by the elephant. 1. **Determine the force exerted by the elephant (weight)**: \[ \text{Force} = \text{mass} \times \text{gravity} = 4000 \, \text{kg} \times 10 \, \text{m/s}^2 = 40000 \, \text{N} \] 2. **Calculate the total area of the elephant's feet**: - Each foot has an area of \(250 \, \text{cm}^2\) and the elephant has 4 feet: \[ \text{Total Area} = 4 \times 250 \, \text{cm}^2 = 1000 \, \text{cm}^2 \] - Convert \(1000 \, \text{cm}^2\) to \(m^2\): \[ 1000 \, \text{cm}^2 = 1000 \times 10^{-4} \, \text{m}^2 = 0.1 \, \text{m}^2 \] 3. **Calculate the pressure exerted by the elephant**: \[ P_e = \frac{\text{Force}}{\text{Area}} = \frac{40000 \, \text{N}}{0.1 \, \text{m}^2} = 400000 \, \text{Pa} = 4 \times 10^5 \, \text{Pa} \] ### Step 3: Calculate the difference in pressure. 1. **Find the difference in pressure**: \[ \Delta P = P_g - P_e = (2.5 \times 10^6 \, \text{Pa}) - (4 \times 10^5 \, \text{Pa}) = 2.1 \times 10^6 \, \text{Pa} \] ### Final Answer: The pressure exerted by the girl is \(2.1 \times 10^6 \, \text{Pa}\) more than that of the elephant. ---

To find out how much more pressure is exerted by the girl in high heel sandals compared to the elephant, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Calculate the pressure exerted by the girl. 1. **Determine the force exerted by the girl (weight)**: \[ \text{Force} = \text{mass} \times \text{gravity} = 50 \, \text{kg} \times 10 \, \text{m/s}^2 = 500 \, \text{N} \] ...
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