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Feb 14, 2018

Let a body of mass m\ kg be resting on a horizontal surface. Let the area of contact be =A\ m^2.

Force exerted on the surface by the body=mg\ N
where g=9.81\ ms^-2 is acceleration due to gravity.

Pressure is defined as Force per unit area.
:. Pressure is given as P=(mg)/A\ Pascal

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