an elephant of mass 50kg stands with all four feet on the ground. each foot has an area of 0.2m^2calculate the pressure exerted on the ground.[g=10m/s^2]

50/4 = 12.5 kg /foot

12.5 kg * 10 m/s^2 = 125 Newtons per foot

125 N / .2 m^2 = 625 N/m^2 which is called 625 Pascals

An elephant of mass 50kg stands with all four legs on the ground. Each foot has an area of 0.2m/2. Calculate the pressure exerted on the ground by the elephant.

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To calculate the pressure exerted by the elephant on the ground, we need to use the formula:

Pressure = Force / Area

First, let's calculate the force exerted by the elephant. We can do this using the formula:

Force = mass * acceleration due to gravity

Here, the elephant has a mass of 50 kg, and the acceleration due to gravity is g = 10 m/s^2. Therefore, the force exerted by the elephant is:

Force = 50 kg * 10 m/s^2 = 500 N

Now that we have the force, we can calculate the pressure by dividing it by the area of one foot. Given that each foot has an area of 0.2 m^2, the pressure exerted by the elephant is:

Pressure = 500 N / 0.2 m^2 = 2500 Pa (Pascals)

Therefore, the pressure exerted by the elephant on the ground is 2500 Pascals.