A rectangular block of sides 3m by 2m by 1m has a mass of 3000 kg. What is the smallest pressure that the block can exert on a flat surface?

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Deepak Pandey
May 5, 2017

We know that , #pressure =F/A#
#F#: force or weight
#A # :area of surface
Now as mass of the block is fixed #:.# force is fixed hence in order to minimize pressure we should maximize the area
Maximum area #=3m ×2m =6m^2#
#:.# Minimum pressure#=# 3000#xx10/6#Pa
#=#5000Pa

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