So there is a backpack and the mass of it is 10kg. The table's area is 0.5m2.
P= F/A
The F stands for force, so we need to know the weight of the bckpack in Newtons. So we get the mass (10 kg) and we multiply it by the force of gravity on Earth (9.8N/kg). So we do 10 x 9.8 = 98N.
So then to find the amount of pressure that the backpack is exerting on the table we divide the weight by the area. 98/0.5=196.
So is the overall answer 196 Pascals?
Is that the answer for the amount of pressure?
P= F/A
The F stands for force, so we need to know the weight of the bckpack in Newtons. So we get the mass (10 kg) and we multiply it by the force of gravity on Earth (9.8N/kg). So we do 10 x 9.8 = 98N.
So then to find the amount of pressure that the backpack is exerting on the table we divide the weight by the area. 98/0.5=196.
So is the overall answer 196 Pascals?
Is that the answer for the amount of pressure?
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Your original answer is correct. A Pascal is defined as 1 N/m² so the pressure is 196 Pa.