A 51.0-kg woman wearing high-heeled shoes is invited into a home in which the kitchen has vinyl floor covering. The heel on each shoe is circular and has a radius of 0.400 cm. If the woman balances on one heel, what pressure does she exert on the floor?

Pressure = 9.94 x 10⁶ Pascals

Explanation:

given data

mass = 51 kg

radius = 0.400 cm

solution

we know Pressure that is express as here

Pressure = total force on an area : the area of the area ... 1

and

Force is the woman's weight so weight will be

Weight = mass * gravity ... 2

put here value

Weight = 51 * 9.8 m/s²

Weight = 499.8 Newtons

and

Area of a circle of bottom of the heel = (π) * (radius) ² ... 3

put here value

Area = (π) * (0.40 cm) ²

Area = 0.502654 cm²

Area = 0.0000502654 m²

and

now we put value in equation 1 we get

Pressure = force : area

Pressure = 499.8 : 0.0000502654

Pressure = 9943221.381 N/m²

Pressure = 9.94 x 10⁶ Pascals