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A 500 g hammer moving at a speed of 15m`cdot s^(-1)` strickes a nail and drives it 75 mm into a block of wood. Assuming that the restoring force in the wood is constant, find (i) the acceleration of the hammer and (ii) the constant force.

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1500 m`cdot s^(-2), 750 N
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