Posted by hunter on Friday, January 6, 2012 at 7:36pm.
The answer depends upon the amount of friction. If there is no friction, they should have said so.
In the frictionless case,
(Force) x (ramp length) = (weight) x (height)
To approximate frictionless behavior, the cart should have well lubricated wheels.
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