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Homework Statement
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1116/hammery.jpg
A block is placed under the head of the claw hammer to aid in removing the nail. Assuming that the hammer will not slip at point A...
1) What is the tension in the nail rounded to the nearest Newton
2) The magnitude of the force exerted by the hammer at A rounded to the nearest Newton
3) The direction of the force exterted by the hammer on the block at A rounded to the nearest degree.
Homework Equations
The three equilibrium equations
Sum of x forces = 0
Sum of y forces = 0
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm pretty sure the angle is irrelevant in 1 - It's simply finding the moments around AΣMA = -200*0.211 + T*(0.05) = 0
which got me an answer of 844N
for part 2) trying to draw a free body diagram (including the downward force of the nail) but I'm not sure if I'm calculating anything quite correctly
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/1264/hammer2.jpg
ΣFx= (200*cos 24)*(0.211) + something = 0
ΣFy = -844*0.05 + (200*sin24) ? = 0
maybe? but probably not - I'm stabbing numbers in the dark. I know the answer should be around 44kN
part 3) isn't the angle just the angle of the pull in the negative direction? (so -66 - I could be wrong, getting help in part 2 will help part 3 I'm sure.)
Any help appreciated :shy:
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