A 0.500 kg hammer is moving horizontally at 6.50 m/s when it strikes a nail and comes to rest after driving the nail 1.00 cm into a board. Assume constant acceleration of the hammer–nail pair. (a) Calculate the duration of the impact (in s). ______s   (b) What was the average force (in N) exerted on the nail? (Enter the magnitude.) ______N

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A 0.500 kg hammer is moving horizontally at 6.50 m/s when it strikes a nail and comes to rest after driving the nail 1.00 cm into a board. Assume constant acceleration of the hammer–nail pair.

(a) Calculate the duration of the impact (in s).
______s
 
(b) What was the average force (in N) exerted on the nail? (Enter the magnitude.)
______N
A 0.500 kg hammer is moving horizontally at 6.50 m/s when it strikes a nail and comes to rest after driving the nail 1.00 cm into a board. Assume constant acceleration of the
hammer-nail pair.
(a) Calculate the duration of the impact (in s).
(b) What was the average force (in N) exerted on the nail? (Enter the magnitude.)
Transcribed Image Text:A 0.500 kg hammer is moving horizontally at 6.50 m/s when it strikes a nail and comes to rest after driving the nail 1.00 cm into a board. Assume constant acceleration of the hammer-nail pair. (a) Calculate the duration of the impact (in s). (b) What was the average force (in N) exerted on the nail? (Enter the magnitude.)
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