Gauge pressure in the fluid surrounding an infant's brain may rise as high as 85.0 mm Hg

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Gauge pressure in the fluid surrounding an infant's brain may rise as high as 85.0 mm Hg (5 to 12 mm Hg is normal), creating an outward force large enough to make the skull grow abnormally large.

(a) Calculate this outward force in newtons on each side of an infant's skull if the effective area of each side is 70.0 cm2.

(b) What is the net force acting on the skull?

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