A 0.800 kg hammer is moving horizontally at 6.00 m/s when it strikes a nail and...

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A 0.800 kg hammer is moving horizontally at 6.00 m/s when it strikes a nail and comes to rest after driving it 1.00 cm into a board. (a) Calculate the duration of the impact in seconds. (Enter a number.) 0 s (b) What was the average force in newtons exerted downward on the nail? (Enter a number.) 2871.26 N A 0.800 kg hammer is moving horizontally at 6.00 m/s when it strikes a nail and comes to rest after driving it 1.00 cm into a board. (a) Calculate the duration of the impact in seconds. (Enter a number.) 0 s (b) What was the average force in newtons exerted downward on the nail? (Enter a number.) 2871.26 N

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a To calculate the duration of the impact we can use the concept of impulse The impulsemomentum theo... View the full answer