1) Sign Lab sheet
EGT 1303: Lab 7a
Force and Pressure
2) Show work on separate pages
2) Give room and space to show work.
5) Answers to 2 decimal places (X.XX)
4) Answers in Rectangles
6) Staple sheets before handing in
Directions: Rewrite the following problems: use the following diagrams and charts for the problems.
and indicate your final response within a rectangle. (I need to see your work!)
Calculating Pressure
Calculating Force
Calculating Area
F
PxA
A
F
PxA
A
F
PxA
F
P
F=PxA
A
P
1. Determine the amount of force exerted, in pounds, on 144 square inches at 45 psi.
2. Determine the amount of force exerted, in newtons, on 5.2 square meters at 35 pascals.
3. Determine the amount of force exerted, in pounds, on 3.2 square feet at 120 psi.
4. Determine the amount of pressure, in psi, when you have 85 pounds pushing on 35 square
inches.
5. Determine the amount of pressure, in pascals, when you have 32.5 newtons pushing on 72
square centimeters.
6. Determine the amount of pressure, in psi, when you have 250 pounds pushing on 1.2 square
feet.
7. A force of 200 newtons exerts a pressure of 40 N/meter squared. Calculate the area of the
surface that the force is being applied to in square meters.
8. A force of 150 newtons exerts a pressure of 30 N/meter squared. Calculate the area of the
surface that the force is being applied to in square centimeters.
9. A force of 75 pounds exerts a pressure of 12.5 psi. Calculate the area of the surface that the
force is being applied to in square inches
