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The total weight of a car with passengers is 2500N. The area of contact of each of the FOUR tyres with the ground is `0.025m^2`. Determine the minimum car tyre pressure.

Answer Text:
F per tyre = `2500/4` =625N
Pressure per tyre = `625/0.025`
= 25000N/`m^2`