Problem 1DQ
In splitting logs with a hammer and wedge, is a heavy hammer more effective than a lighter hammer? Why?
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Solution 1DQ A heavy hammer has more mass than a lighter hammer. Therefore, the former can impart more momentum in splitting logs as momentum = mass X velocity.
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