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15 Each tyre of a car has an area of 100cm2 in contact with the ground. The car has a mass of 1600kg. The weight of the car is equally distributed amongst the four tyres. The gravitational field strength g is 10N/kg. What is the pressure exerted on the ground? A 4.0N/cm2 B 16N/cm2 C 40N/cm2 D 160N/cm2
15 Each tyre of a car has an area of 100cm2 in contact with the ground.
The car has a mass of 1600kg. The weight of the car is equally distributed amongst the four
tyres.
The gravitational field strength g is 10N/kg.
What is the pressure exerted on the ground?
A 4.0N/cm2 B 16N/cm2 C 40N/cm2 D 160N/cm2
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