A person and Alex, both are tying the playhouse by hammering wooden nails as shown below. How much force should Alex apply so that both the wooden nails penetrate with the same pressure?

20 N

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

40 N

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

10 N

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

5 N

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is C 10 N

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. A hammer of mass 1 kg was falling from a height of 1 m. It hits a nail and the nail penetrate a distance of 2 cm in a wooden block. Find out the impulse imparted by hammer on the nail if the collision takes 0.01 seconds. What is the average resisting force applied by wooden block on the nail. Is it equal to the force acting on the nail by the hammer ?

A hammer of mass 1kg strikes on the head of a nail with a velocity 10m/s.It drives the nail 0.1m into a wooden block.Calculate the force applied by the hammer and the time of impact.

Q. Why a blunt nail refuses to penetrate the wood although the hammer applies maximum force?

Q. A hammar of mass

1 k g

strike on the head of a nail with a velocity of

2 m s^{- 1}

. It drives the nail

0.01 m

into a wooden block. Find the force applied by the hammer and the time of impact.

a person strikes a nail with a hammer of mass 500 g moving with a velocity of 10 m/s . the hammer comes to rest in 0.01 s after striking the nail . calculate the force exerted by hammer on nail. and the distance moved by the nail in to the plank.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

A person and Alex, both are tying the playhouse by hammering wooden nails as shown below. How much force should Alex apply so that both the wooden nails penetrate with the same pressure?​

The correct option is C 10 N

A person and Alex, both are tying the playhouse by hammering wooden nails as shown below. How much force should Alex apply so that both the wooden nails penetrate with the same pressure?