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Posted by Desiree on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 12:56am.

Suppose that a block with mass 40 kg is sliding down a frictionless inclined plane slanted at a 37 degree angle. Find how fast it is accelerating across the inclined plane.

physics - drwls, Friday, October 22, 2010 at 7:35am
Use F = Ma; a = F/M

Divide the weight component down the ramp (M g sin 37) by M.
physics - dave, Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 10:58am
actually the other guy has it right except that he has sin instead of cosine

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