g hammer hits a nail and drives it into a wall. a) If the hammer hits the nail with twice the speed, how much deeper will the nail be driven? EXPLAIN your ANSWER using the WE theorem! b) If the hammer hit the nai

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 A moving hammer hits a nail and drives it into a wall. a) If the hammer hits the nail with twice the speed, how much deeper will the nail be driven? EXPLAIN your ANSWER using the WE theorem!

b) If the hammer hit the nail with FOUR times the speed?

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