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O-LevelPhysicsForcesOct/Nov 2025Paper 1 Q51 Mark

The diagram shows an athlete doing press-ups on a floor. The athlete is using both hands. The area of contact of each hand with the floor is S. The athlete's toes act as a pivot during each press-up. The athlete's weight W acts through point X. The distance between his toes and point X is three quarters of the distance between his toes and his shoulders. What is the pressure exerted on the palm of each of the athlete's hands?

AW 8S
B3W 8S
CW 4S
D3W 4S

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Physics (5054) Oct/Nov 2025 examination, Paper 1 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Forces and is worth 1 mark.

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