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To prevent damage to floors (and to increase friction), a
Chapter 15, Problem 9P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 9P
To prevent damage to floors (and to increase friction), a crutch will often have a rubber tip attached to its end. If the end of the crutch is a circle of radius 1.2 cm without the tip, and the tip is a circle of radius 2.5 cm, by what factor does the tip reduce the pressure exerted by the crutch?
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QUESTION:
Problem 9P
To prevent damage to floors (and to increase friction), a crutch will often have a rubber tip attached to its end. If the end of the crutch is a circle of radius 1.2 cm without the tip, and the tip is a circle of radius 2.5 cm, by what factor does the tip reduce the pressure exerted by the crutch?
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 4:
In this question, we need to find the factor by which tip reduces pressure exerted by the crutch
Data given
Radius of crutch without tip
Radius of tip