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Homework Statement
1lb = 4.45 N 1in = 2.54cm
Allegedly, a woman standing on a heel creates more pressure than an elephant standing on one foot. By my calculations, this may be as large as 4,597.7 lb/in^2, for a reasonably-sized woman. Convert this to Newtons per square-meter (N/m^2).
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
4597.7lb/in^2/xN=1lb/4.45N = 20459.77N
20459.77N/0.0254m = 805,502.76N/m^2