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Estimate the pressure exerted on the floor by a person wearing shoes with (a) a pointed heel of area = 0.45 cm2 for each foot, and (b) a wide heel of area 16 cm2 for each foot (see figure below). The person wearing the shoes has a mass of 56 kg.

Answer is both Pa and atm.

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(b) Pressure from area=16cm2 in Pa.

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(a) Pressure from area=0.45cm2 in Pa.

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(a) Pressure from area=0.45cm2 in atm.

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(b) Pressure from area=16cm2 in atm.
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1.70
2.

6.45
3.

20.6
4.

60.0
5.

120
6.

231
7.

580
8.

1.72*105
9.

9.58*105
10.

2.09*106
11.

6.10*106
12.

1.22*107
13.

2.34*107
14.

5.88*107
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