A nail is pushed in point first because, for the same force, a smaller…

Question

A nail is pushed in point first because, for the same force, a smaller area gives:

Accepted Answer

D. Larger pressure

1. Area sits in the denominator of the formula.
2. Shrinking it makes the fraction bigger.
3. So a smaller area gives larger pressure.
_Source: syllabus Science Class VIII, Chapter 8, Force and Pressure._

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Lesser pressure

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Level pressure

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Limited pressure

A nail is pushed in point first because, for the same force, a smaller area gives:

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