A moving hammer hits a nail and drives it into a wall. if the hammer hits the nail with twice the speed, how much deeper will the nail be driven? if the hammer hits with three times the speed?

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Sam Henry

Physics

18 March, 14:22

A moving hammer hits a nail and drives it into a wall. if the hammer hits the nail with twice the speed, how much deeper will the nail be driven? if the hammer hits with three times the speed?

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Mark Bolton · Answer 1

This is an example of work-energy theorem where it lets a person accumulate the strength of the muscles over the duration of the swing, allowing much bigger forces as the hammer hits the nail.

Moreover, the work done on an object by a net force is equals to the change in kinetic energy of the object, which is expressed as W = KEf - KEi.

Therefore, if the hammer hits the nail with twice the speed, it corresponds to 4 times the energy and four times the driving distance. If the hammer hits with three times the speed, the driving distance is 9 times as much.