Question

A petite young woman of 50 kg distributes her weight equally over her high – heeled shoes. Each heel has an area of 0.75 cm². Find the pressure exerted by each heel.

• A. 6.66 × 10⁶ Pa
• B. 3.33 × 10⁶ Pa
• C. 1.67 × 10⁶ Pa
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

3.33 × 10⁶ Pa

Answer 2

P = $\frac { 250 } { .75 }$ × 10⁴ = 3.33 × 10⁶ Pa