A hammer head of mass strikes a nail vertically downward with a speed of and comes to…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

A hammer head of mass

1.5\,\text{kg}

strikes a nail vertically downward with a speed of

8\,\text{m/s}

and comes to rest immediately after the impact. Calculate the work done on the nail.