A man has a weight of 700 N. He stands on a horizontal floor. The total area of his shoes in contact with the floor is 0.025 m2.
What is the pressure he exerts on the floor?
2.8×103 N/m22.8 \times 10^3\text{ N/m}^22.8×103 N/m2
1.75×104 N/m21.75 \times 10^4\text{ N/m}^21.75×104 N/m2
2.8×104 N/m22.8 \times 10^4\text{ N/m}^22.8×104 N/m2
2.8×105 N/m22.8 \times 10^5\text{ N/m}^22.8×105 N/m2
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