A hammer weighing 2.5 kg is moving with a speed of 1m/s strikes the head of the nail driving it 10 cm into the wall.
The acceleration during impact and the impulse imparted to the wall will be respectively..........
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Asish Mahapatra
·2011-10-05 20:10:56
impulse = mΔv = 2.5 Ns
using v2=u2+2as
=> 0 = 12+2a*0.1
=> a = -5m/s2