Physical Science

Question

A tugboat pushes into a barge, exerting 8,000 N of force.  The area of contact between the tugboat and the barge is 1.850 m2.  What is the total pressure that the area of contact experiences?

Answer 1

Pressure is equal to force divided by area,

In this case the force is 8000N and the area is 1850 m2

So pressure is 8000/1.850 =4324.32 N/m2