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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A hydraulic press is used to stamp metal. The press provides a force of 1000N over an area of 0.0002m<sup>2</sup>. Calculate the Pressure [[pressure]] applied by the press.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A 25000[[N]] elephant stands on 4 feet. The area of each foot is 0.01m<sup>2</sup>. Calculate the [[pressure ]] on one foot.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A person wearing stilettos rests their entire weight of 600N on one heel. The heel has an area of 0.0005m<sup>2</sup>. Calculate the [[pressure]] due to the heel of the stiletto.
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