A person stands on his two feet over a surface and experiences a pressure P. Now the person stands on only one foot. He would experience a pressure of magnitude

Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2015 · Topic: Mechanics (Newton's Laws of Motion and their applications)

1. 4 P
2. P
3. $\frac{1}{2}$ P
4. 2 P

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