You Have Been Asked to Design a Snowshoe to Help

Multiple Choice

You have been asked to design a snowshoe to help rescue workers at Thredbo search for and rescue skiers who get lost off-piste. To walk on fresh snow without sinking in badly, you must apply a pressure of no more than 10 000 N/m². If a typical fully equipped rescue worker has a mass of 100 kg, what should the minimum surface area of each snowshoe be?

A) 0.02 m²
B) 0.05 m²
C) 0.1 m²
D) 0.2 m²
E) 0.5 m²