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Given information

Striking velocity    

The hammer's mass    

Time period    

Impulse given to the ball =  

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

The average force acting on the nail depends on the contact time and can be calculated as 

   

  = the force acting on the nail

  =the change in momentum

=the contact period between nail and hammer 

 

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