calculate pressure in each foot?elephant 3200kg covers in each its feet an area equal 0.08(ms)
m g = (3200/4)9.81 Newtons
p = mg/A = (800 * 9.81) / 0.08 Newtons/meter^2 or Pascals
= 98,100 Pascals
one atmosphere is about 100,000 Pascals so the elephant weight just about doubles the total pressure on the bottom of a foot.
100000 N/meter^2
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To calculate the pressure on each foot of an elephant, you need to divide the force applied by the weight of the elephant by the area of each foot.
First, let's calculate the force applied by the weight of the elephant:
Force = mass × acceleration due to gravity
Given that the mass of the elephant is 3200 kg and the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s², we can calculate the force:
Force = 3200 kg × 9.8 m/s²
Next, we need to find the pressure by dividing the force by the area of each foot. In this case, the area is given as 0.08 m².
Pressure = Force / Area
Now, we can substitute the values into the equation:
Pressure = (3200 kg × 9.8 m/s²) / 0.08 m²
Calculating this expression, we get the pressure exerted by the elephant on each of its feet.