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11.3 Exercise 12

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Nail tips exert tremendous pressures when they are hit by hammers because they exert a large force over a small area. What force must be exerted on a nail with a circular tip of 1.00 mm diameter to create a pressure of 3.00×109N/m2?3 . \text{00} \times \text{10}^{9} \text{N}/\text{m}^{2} ?(This high pressure is possible because the hammer striking the nail is brought to rest in such a short distance.)

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