Question: The figure shows a claw hammer as it pulls a nail out of a horizontal board. If a force of magnitude 131 N is exerted

The figure shows a claw hammer as it pulls a nail out of a horizontal board. If a force of magnitude 131 N is exerted horizontally as shown, find the force exerted by the hammer claws on the nail.?

a/ Assume that the force the hammer exerts on the nail is parallel to the nail. Answer in units of N.

b/ Find the force exerted by the surface on the point of contact with the hammer head. Assume that the force the hammer exerts on the nail is parallel to the nail. Answer in units of N.

32 I 31 cm Single point of contact 6.48 cm

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32 I 31 cm Single point of contact 6.48 cm

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