Question

About how much pressure do the feet of a 6000-kg elephant exert on the ground? Assume each foot has an area of 0.10 square meters. Show your work.

Answer 1

@ShailKumar

Answer 2

What have you done on your own ?

Answer 3

@jess.white

Answer 4

I thought it was this but it was wrong. Pressure is force/area
therefore Force:6000-kg Area is 4*(.1m^2)= .4m^2 force/area = 6000-kg/.4m^2=15000kg/m^2
@ShailKumar

Answer 5

Good but you have put force = 6000 Kg but that is mass ! So, if you are given mass, any idea about force ?

Answer 6

i have no clue

Answer 7

OK, force = weight = mass times g. Take g = 10 m/s^2. And then do the calculations again as you did earlier.

Answer 8

could you help please :(

Answer 9

OK. Pressure = 6000*10/0.4 N/m^2. Now calculate.

Answer 10

@jess.white Could you get the result ?

Answer 11

I dont know how to get it

Answer 12

6000*10/0.4 = ?

Answer 13

is it 2,400?

Answer 14

@ShailKumar

Answer 15

No, There is division. It's 150000 N/m^2

Answer 16

oh ok i see now that is what i just did

Answer 17

can you tell me the whole equation so i can write it for the show my work part

Answer 18

@ShailKumar

Answer 19

P = F/ A = mg/A

Answer 20

that's it?

Answer 21

Yes

Answer 22

ok i am abut to post last question

Answer 23

Sure...