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A hammer has a mass of 2.0kg and is moving horizontally at a speed of 6.0 m/s when it strikes a nail, driving it 2 cm farther into a piece of wood.
a. What was the kinetic energy of the hammer?
b. What is the average force exerted on the nail by the hammer?
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