How much pressure does an elephant with a mass of 2200 Kg and a total footprint area of 4500 cm2 exert on the ground?

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asked Feb 28, 2022 109k views

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Maarti · Answer 1 · 2022-03-06T10:36:00+0000

Answer:

47911.1 pa

Step-by-step explanation:

The SI base unit of pressure is pascal, which is N/m^2.

2200 kg is 2200*9.8=21560 N, and 4500 cm^2=4500/10000=0.45 m^2.

So the total pressure exerted on the ground (!!) is 21560/0.45= 47911.1 Pa.