An athlete has a weight of 750 N. Standing on a horizontal floor, the total area of their feet in contact with the floor is 0.025 m2.
What is the pressure they exert on the floor?
3.0×103 N/m23.0 \times 10^3\text{ N/m}^23.0×103 N/m2
1.5×104 N/m21.5 \times 10^4\text{ N/m}^21.5×104 N/m2
3.0×104 N/m23.0 \times 10^4\text{ N/m}^23.0×104 N/m2
7.5×104 N/m27.5 \times 10^4\text{ N/m}^27.5×104 N/m2
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