Determine the pressure exerted by each leg on the floor

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A 80 kg man in a 7.0 kg chair tilts back so that all the weight is balanced on two legs of the chair. Assume that each leg makes contact with the floor over a circular area with a radius of 1.0 cm, and find the pressure exerted by each leg on the floor.

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