To seal a container lid

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

To seal a container lid, a worker pushes on a square pad of area 0.015 m20.015\,\text{m}^2. The required sealing pressure is 3×105 Pa3\times10^5\,\text{Pa}, but the hand-operated mechanism is only 75%75\% efficient (i.e., only 75%75\% of the applied force reaches the pad). Calculate the force the worker must exert.

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