Two identical crates rest on the floor

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

Two identical crates rest on the floor. Crate A sits on its smallest face (contact area 0.040 m20.040\,\text{m}^{2}) while crate B rests on its largest face (contact area 0.12 m20.12\,\text{m}^{2}). If both crates have the same weight, describe which crate exerts the greater pressure on the floor and by what factor.

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