Calculating Pressure from Contact Surface

[Nerikk]

Homework Statement

The object has a mass of 10 Kg. And it has a contact surface of 25 cm^2. How much pressure do the object apply to surface? Give your answer is Pascals.

Homework Equations

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The Attempt at a Solution

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So, I think I need to divide the mass with with the surface area to get kilogram-force per squared centimeter. Then I need to convert it into Pascals. But how do I convert it to Pascals? Is there a formula?

 

[elegysix]

The first step is to find the force. What is the force due to gravity? (F=?)

one pascal is 1 N/m^2. so you need to use Newtons and meters. This means convert cm^2 to m^2.

Then you can use the definition of pressure (Pressure = Force/area), and your answer will be in pascals.

 

[Nerikk]

Since Englsih isn't my first language so I had a bit of a hard time to understand, but I think I got it.
F=m*g
F=10kg*9,78=97,8N
Then 25cm^2=0,4m^2
97,8 N per 0,4m^2
Pascal=97,8 N / 0,4m^2 = 244,5 Pa
Pascal=244,5
How is that?

 

[elegysix]

1 cm = 1/100 m, and 1 cm^2 = (1/100)^2 m^2 = 1/10000 m^2. therefore 25 cm^2 = ?
hint: it is not 0.4m^2

Otherwise your method looks correct

 

[Nerikk]

Oh yea, it's 0,0025m^2 since it's squared. Thank you!