A nail is driven into a board to a depth of 1.00 cm with one strike from the hammer. The hammer striking the nail hit it with a force of 200.00 Newtons. How much work was done?
To calculate the work done in this scenario, we can use the formula:
Work = Force × Distance
In this case, the force used to strike the nail is 200.00 Newtons, and the distance the nail was driven into the board is 1.00 cm. However, we need to convert the distance from centimeters to meters, as the SI unit for distance is meters.
1.00 cm = 1.00 × 10^(-2) meters
Now we can substitute the values into the formula:
Work = 200.00 Newtons × (1.00 × 10^(-2) meters)
Calculating this expression, we get:
Work = 2.00 Joules
Therefore, the amount of work done to drive the nail into the board is 2.00 Joules.