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A 150 lbm human total footprint is 0.9 square feet when the person is wearing boots. If snow can support an extra1 psi, what should the total snowshoe area be?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

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