How many legs does an elephant have...Nanu Nana said:
LOL . 4 legs indeed . thank yougneill said:
4 :Dberkeman said:How many legs does an elephant have...
EDIT -- Rats! Beaten out by a phone booth again!
berkeman said:
The formula for calculating pressure is pressure = force / area. In this case, the force is equal to the weight of the elephant, and the area is the cross-sectional area of its leg.
Kilograms (kg) is a unit of mass, while Newtons (N) is a unit of force. To convert from kg to N, you can use the conversion factor of 9.8 N/kg. So, for a 4000 kg elephant, the weight in Newtons would be 4000 kg x 9.8 N/kg = 39,200 N.
The unit of measurement for pressure is Pascal (Pa). However, other commonly used units for pressure include pounds per square inch (psi) and atmospheres (atm).
Yes, we can determine the pressure of the elephant's leg on the ground by using the formula mentioned in question 1. We would need to know the weight of the elephant and the surface area of its leg in contact with the ground.
Yes, the pressure will change if the diameter of the elephant's leg changes. This is because pressure is inversely proportional to the area, so as the leg diameter increases, the pressure decreases, and vice versa.