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Calculate the pressure exerted on a surface of 0.5 m2 by a thrust of 100 kgf.

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Given:
Thrust = 100 kgf
Area = 0.5 m2
Pressure = ?

Pressure=ThrustArea=1000.5=200 kgf m−2\text{Pressure}= \dfrac{\text{Thrust}}{\text{Area}} \\[1em] = \dfrac{\text{100}}{\text{0.5}} \\[1em] = 200 \text{ kgf m}^{-2}

So Pressure = 200 kgf m-2.

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