A claw hammer is used to pull a nail out of a board. The nail is at an angle of 60 degrees to the board, and a force F1 of magnitude 500 N applied to the nail is required to pull it from the board. The hammer head contacts the board at point A, which is 0.080 m from where the nail enters the board. A horizontal force F2 is applied to the hammer handle at a distance of 0.300 m above the board.
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2007-04-10
12:45:51
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Devin B
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I figured it out. The Torque on the handle is equal to the torque of the claw. So, .300m * F2=.080m * F1sin(60). F2=115N
2007-04-10
16:52:39 ·
update #1