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Calculate the pressure exerted by the foot of an elephant using the following data. Average weight of an elephant is 4000 N. Surface area of the sole of its foot is `0.1m^(2) .`

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Average weight of the elephant = 4000 N Weight of one leg = force exerted by one leg = 4000/4 = 1000 N Area of the sole of one fooT `=0.1 m ^(2).`
Pressure `= ("Force")("Area")= (1000)/(0.1)`
`= 10000 (N)/( m ^(2)) = 10 ^(4) N m ^(-2)`
Pressure exerted by one leg of the elephant is 10,000 newton on one square metre.
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