College Physics (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32160-183-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32160-183-4

Chapter 9 - Solids and Fluids - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Exercises - Page 350: 26

Answer

$6.4\times 10^{-4}m^2$

Work Step by Step

We can determine the required area as follows: $\Delta P=\frac{F}{A}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $690\times 10^3=\frac{90\times 9.8}{A}$ This can be rearranged as: $A=\frac{90\times 9.8}{690\times 10^3}$ This simplifies to: $A=1.28\times 10^{-3}m^2$ This the area of contact of two tires, The area of contact of one tire is $\frac{1.28\times 10^{-3}m^2}{2}=6.4\times 10^{-4}m^2$
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