Determine (a) the pressure felt on your palm to hold a textbook of mass 1 kg in equilibrium. Assume the distribution of pressure over the palm to be uniform and the area of contact to be 25 cm2. (b) What-if Scenario: How would a change in atmospheric pressure affect your answer (0: No change; 1: increase; -1 decrease)?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Given

mass of textbook [tex]m=1 kg[/tex]

area of contact [tex]A=25 cm^2\approx 25\times 10^{-4} m^2[/tex]

Pressure is given by  perpendicular force to an area.

[tex]P=\frac{Force}{Area}[/tex]

[tex]P=\frac{mg}{A}[/tex]

[tex]P=\frac{1\times 9.8}{25\times 10^{-4}}[/tex]

[tex]P=3.92 KPa[/tex]

(b)If pressure is increased then it will have no effect because pressure applied is same in all direction.