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 1900 n to push the wedge into the wood. if the wedge moves 0.23 m into the log, how much work have you done on the wedge?

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Bronson Cross

21 August, 22:50

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 1900 n to push the wedge into the wood. if the wedge moves 0.23 m into the log, how much work have you done on the wedge?

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Lacey Gray · Answer 1

The work performed on an object is the force multiplied by the distance it is moved, provided the movement is parallel to the force. Since that is the case here, we can get the work by W=Fd=1900N x 0.23m = 437J. This energy is used to split the wood.