A 60kg performer balanceson cane the end of the cane in contact with the floor has an area of 0.92 cm² find the pressure exerted by the cane on the floor (neglect the weight of a cane)

Answer 1

We can use the formula:

pressure = force / area

The force exerted by the performer on the floor is equal to their weight, which we can calculate using:

weight = mass x gravity

where gravity is approximately 9.81 m/s².

weight = 60 kg x 9.81 m/s² = 588.6 N

Now we can plug in the values:

pressure = 588.6 N / 0.92 cm²

We need to convert cm² to m²:

1 cm² = 0.0001 m²

0.92 cm² = 0.000092 m²

pressure = 588.6 N / 0.000092 m²

pressure = 6,396,521 Pa

So the pressure exerted by the cane on the floor is approximately 6.4 MN/m² (megapascals per square meter).