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The two thigh bones (femur bones) each of cross-sectional area `10 cm^(2)` support the upper part of a human body of mass 40 kg . Estimate the average pressure sustained by the femurs. `g=10m//s^(2)`

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`2 xx 10^(5) N m^(-2)`
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