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The hammer throw is a track-and-field event in which a 7

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The hammer throw is a track-and-field event in which a 7.3-kg ball (the “hammer”), starting from rest, is

whirled around in a circle several times and released. It then moves upward on the familiar curving path

of projectile motion. In one throw, the hammer is given a speed of 29 m/s. For comparison, a .22 caliber

bullet has a mass of 2.6 g and, starting from rest, exits the barrel of a gun with a speed of 410 m/s.

Determine the work done to launch the motion of  the hammer