IB skill practice

Find pressure from a force-area graph

Read two points off a force vs area graph (constant pressure) and find the pressure as force over area (the gradient).

Paper 1, Paper 2 1 marks Difficulty 2

Find pressure from a graph

A constant pressure acts over different areas. The graph shows force against area. Read the two marked points, then find the pressure in newtons per square centimetre (N/cm²).