A wooden pallet of mass is placed on a warehouse floor that can safely bear a pressure of

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Problem

A wooden pallet of mass

600\,\text{kg}

is placed on a warehouse floor that can safely bear a pressure of

1.5\times10^{4}\,\text{Pa}

. Taking

g=9.8\,\text{m/s}^2

, find the minimum contact area the pallet should have so that the safe pressure limit is not exceeded. (a)

0.04\,\text{m}^2

(b)

0.39\,\text{m}^2

(c)

4.0\,\text{m}^2

(d)

0.59\,\text{m}^2