Answer to Question #347150 in Mechanics | Relativity for Jane

Question

1. A 60 kg woman walking through an alley accidentally broke the heel of her left high-heeled

shoes. Now the woman tries to balance on one heel of a pair of high-heeled shoes. If the heel is circular and has a radius of 0.500 cm, what pressure does she exert on the floor?

Answer 1

$p=\frac FS=\frac{mg}{\pi r^2}=7 .5~MPa.$