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A car weighs 12000N.
i).What is the force acting on one tyre if the weight is evenly distributed amongst the tyres?
ii).If the area of contact of tyre is `80cm^2`.Calculate the pressure of the air in the tyre.

Answer Text:
i).`12000/4 =3000N`
ii)`3000/0.008`
= 375000N/`m^2`