What pressure does a 60 kg skier exert on the snow if each ski is 1.5 m long and 10 cm wide?

Initial data: m (skier’s weight) = 60 kg; l (length of each ski) = 1.5 m; s (width of each ski) = 10 cm = 0.1 m.

Reference values: g (acceleration due to gravity) = 10 m / s2.

Let us determine the formula for calculating the pressure of the skier’s mass on the snow: P = F / S = m * g / (2 * l * s).

Let’s calculate the pressure: P = 60 * 10 / (2 * 1.5 * 0.1) = 2000 Pa or 2 kPa.

Answer: The skier will exert a pressure of 2 kPa on the snow.