The pressure exerted by a phonograph needle on a record is surprisingly large, due to the very small width of the needle. If the equivalent of 0.85 g is supported by a needle, the tip of which is a circle 0.195 mm in radius, what pressure is exerted on the record, in pascals?

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 The pressure exerted by a phonograph needle on a record is surprisingly large, due to the very small width of the needle. If the equivalent of 0.85 g is supported by a needle, the tip of which is a circle 0.195 mm in radius, what pressure is exerted on the record, in pascals? 

 

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