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You’re using a wedge to split a log. You are hitting the wedge with a large hamm

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Question

You’re using a wedge to split a log. You are hitting the wedge with a large hammer to drive it into the log. It takes a force of 2400 N to push the wedge into the wood. If the wedge moves 0.21 m into the log, how much work have you done on the wedge? You’re using a wedge to split a log. You are hitting the wedge with a large hammer to drive it into the log. It takes a force of 2400 N to push the wedge into the wood. If the wedge moves 0.21 m into the log, how much work have you done on the wedge?

Explanation / Answer

Work done on the wedge = force applied on the wedge ×

displacement

W = F × S = 2400 × 0.21 = 504 Joule