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    8_FORCE AND PRESSURE_NUMERICAL

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    The document discusses pressure and force calculations related to various scenarios. It provides examples of calculating pressure exerted by an elephant's foot, a stone, pistons in a hydraulic lift, gas in a cylinder, and water in a swimming pool. Calculations are shown for determining pressure from given forces and surface areas or vice versa.

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    CHAPTER: FORCE AND PRESSURE

    CLASS – VIII

    1.The average weight of an elephant is 4000 N. The surface area of the sole of its foot is 0.1m2.
    Calculate the pressure exerted by one foot of an elephant.
    Solution. Average weight of the elephant = 4000 N
    Weight of one leg = Force exerted by one leg = 4000/4 = 1000 N
    Area of the sole of one foot = 0.1 m2
    Pressure = Force/Area= 1000/0.1 = 10000 N/m2 = 104 Nm-2
    Pressure exerted by one leg of the elephant is 10,000 newtons on one square metre.

    2. A stone weighs 500 N. Calculate the pressure exerted by it if it contacts a surface of area 25 cm2.
    Solution. Weight of a stone F = 500 N
    Area A=25 cm2 = 25 × 10-4 m2
    Pressure P =?
    Pressure P = F/A = 500 / [25×10-4]
    Pressure P = 20 × 104 Nm-2 (or) 20 × 104 Pa

    3. In a hydraulic lift, the surface area of the input piston is 10 cm2. The surface area of the output
    piston is 3000 cm2. A 100 N force applied to the input piston raises the output piston. Calculate the
    force required to raise the output piston.
    Solution: Pressure input on piston, P = F/A= 100/ [10×10-4] = 105 N
    According to Pascal’s law P= F/A
    105 = F / [3000×10-4] = [ F×104] / 3000
    104 × F = 105 × 3000
    F = 3 × 104N

    4. A force of 1200 N acts on the surface of area 10 cm2 normally. What would be the thrust and
    pressure on the surface?
    Solution: Force F = 1200 N, Area A = 10 cm2 = 10 ×10-4 m2 = 10-3 m2
    Thrust = Normal pressure = F = 1200 N
    Pressure= F/A
    P=1200/10−3== 1.2 × 106 N/m2

    5.The elephant weighs 20,000 N stands on one foot of area 1000 cm2. How much pressure would it
    exert on the ground?
    Solution: Force applied by elephant F = 20,000 N, area A = 1000 cm2 = 1000/100×100m2 = 0.1 m2
    The pressure is given by
    Pressure P = F/A = 20,000N/0.1m2= 2,00,000 N/m2.

    6.Calculate the pressure produced by a force of 800 N acting on an area of 2.0 m2.
    Solution: Pressure is defined as force per unit area or P = F / A
    P = (800 N) / (2.0 m2)
    P = 400 N / m2 = 400 Pa

    7. The pressure of a gas contained in a cylinder with a movable piston is 300 Pa. The area of the piston
    is 0.5 m2. Calculate the force that is exerted on the piston.
    Solution. Pressure is defined as force per unit area or P = F / A
    We multiply both sides of the equation by the area to solve for the force as F = P A
    F = (300 Pa) (0.5 m2)
    F = 150 N

    8. A swimming pool of width 9.0 m and length 24.0 m is filled with water to a depth of 3.0 m. Calculate
    pressure on the bottom of the pool due to the water.
    Solution: The pressure due to a column of fluid is calculated as the product of the height of the fluid times
    the density of the fluid times the acceleration due to gravity.
    For water the density is d = 1000 kg /m3
    P=dhg
    P = (1000 kg / m3) (3.0 m) (9.8 m / s2)
    P = 29400 Pa

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