A 663 kg hammer of a pile driver is lifted 3.3 meters above a piling head. If the hammer is released, what  will be its velocity (in m/s) at the instant it strikes the piling? Correct Answer: 8.0 ± 0.1

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A 663 kg hammer of a pile driver is lifted 3.3 meters above a piling head. If the hammer is released, what 
will be its velocity (in m/s) at the instant it strikes the piling?

Correct Answer: 8.0 ± 0.1

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