An 3.7 lb hammer head, traveling at 5.8 ft/s strikes a nail and is brought to a stop in 0.00068 s. The acceleration of gravity is 32 ft/s 2. What force did the nail receive? Answer in units of lb.

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Answer:

31677.2 lb

Explanation:

mass of hammer (m) = 3.7 lb

initial velocity (u) = 5.8 ft/s

final velocity (v) = 0

time (t) = 0.00068 s

acceleration due to gravity (g) 32 ft/s^{2}

force = m x ( a + g )

where

  • m is the mass = 3.7 lb
  • g is the acceleration due to gravity = 32 ft/s^{2}
  • a is the acceleration of the hammer

       from v = u + at

       a = (v-u)/ t

       a = (0-5.8)/0.00068 = -8529.4 ( the negative sign showa the its decelerating)

we can substitute all required values into force= m x (a+g)

force = 3.7 x (8529.4 + 32) = 31677.2 lb

       

The force exerted by the hammer is 31677.2 lb

Given information:

mass of hammer, m = 3.7 lb

initial velocity, u = 5.8 ft/s

final velocity, v = 0

time taken t = 0.00068 s

acceleration due to gravity, g =  32 ft/s²

Force exerted:

The total force exerted by the hammer is given by:

F = m(a + g)

where

g is the acceleration due to gravity = 32 ft/s²

a is the acceleration of the hammer

from first equation of motion we get that:

v = u + at

a = (v-u)/ t

a = (0-5.8)/0.00068

a = -8529.4

the negative sign shows deceleration

So the force exerted is:

F = 3.7 (8529.4 + 32)

F = 31677.2 lb

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