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1 Feb 2012 09:11:47 IST

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Avg pressure

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The two thigh bones , each of cross-sectional area 10 cm^2 support the upper part of a human body of mass 40 kg. Estimate the avg. Pressure sustained by the thigh bones.

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Viraat Gupta

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12 Feb 2012 04:16:34 IST

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pressure = force / area .... and both thigh bones bieng symmitrical will sustain equal amount of pressure

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