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प्रश्न
A brick is kept in three different ways on a table as shown in figure. The pressure exerted by the brick on the table will be
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 |
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| (A) | (B) | (C) |
विकल्प
maximum in position A
maximum in position C
maximum in position B
equal in all cases
उत्तर
maximum in position A
Explanation -
Pressure will be maximum in position A because area of contact is minimum in this case and area is inversely proportional to pressure.
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