Q5.29 Ten one-rupee coins are put on top of each other on a table. Each coin has a mass m. Give the magnitude and direction of
(a) the force on the 7 th coin (counted from the bottom) due to all the coins on its top.
The weight on the 7th coin is due to the top 3 coins.
So required force is equal to the weight of 3 coins = 3 mg
This force is acting vertically downward.