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A 50 kg girl wearing high heel shoes balances on a single heel. The heel is circular with a diameter 1.0 cm. What is the pressure exerted by the heel on the horizontal floor?



Answer -

Mass of the girl, m = 50 kg

Diameterof the heel, d = 1 cm = 0.01 m

Radius ofthe heel, r 

Area ofthe heel 

= π (0.005)2

= 7.85 ×10–5 m2

Forceexerted by the heel on the floor:

F = mg

= 50 ×9.8

= 490 N

Pressureexerted by the heel on the floor:

= 6.24 ×106 N m–2

Therefore,the pressure exerted by the heel on the horizontal floor is
6.24 × 106 Nm–2.

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