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A block is kept on a tabletop. The mass of the block is 45 kg, and its dimensions are 40 cm × 20 cm × 10 cm. Find the pressure exerted by the wooden block on the tabletop if made to lie on the tabletop with its sides of dimensions
(a) 20 cm × 10 cm
(b) 40 cm × 20 cm.
(Take g = 10 )

Answer:
a)The pressure exerted by the block is
b)The pressure exerted by the block is