When a given normal force acts on a surface

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Problem

When a given normal force acts on a surface, what happens to the pressure if the contact area is made four times larger? (a)

\text{It becomes four times}

(b)

\text{It becomes one–sixteenth}

(c)

\text{It becomes one–fourth}

(d)

\text{It remains unchanged}