A 1.1 kg lizard lies on a flat rock tilted. A person decides to tilt the rock hoping that the lizard falls off. The rock is tilted at an angle of 15 degrees with respect to the horizontal. The coefficient between the rock and the lizard is .16. What is the acceleration of the lizard down the ramp?
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To find the acceleration of the lizard down the ramp, we can use the concept of forces and Newton's second law of motion.
First, let's draw a diagram to visualize the situation. We have a lizard on a tilted rock, with an angle of 15 degrees with respect to the horizontal. The force of gravity (mg) acting on the lizard can be broken down into two components: one parallel to the ramp (mg*sin(θ)) and one perpendicular to the ramp (mg*cos(θ)), where θ is the angle of the ramp.
Next, we need to find the net force acting on the lizard parallel to the ramp. To do that, we subtract the force of friction from the parallel component of the gravitational force.
The force of friction can be calculated using the equation: frictional force = coefficient of friction * normal force. The normal force is the perpendicular component of the gravitational force, which is mg*cos(θ).
Since we know the coefficient of friction is 0.16, we can calculate the force of friction: frictional force = 0.16 * (mg*cos(θ)).
Now let's find the net force parallel to the ramp. The net force is the difference between the parallel component of the gravitational force and the force of friction: net force = mg*sin(θ) - (0.16 * mg*cos(θ)).
Finally, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that the net force is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration (F = ma). Rearranging the equation, we can solve for acceleration: acceleration = net force / mass.
Substituting the values, the acceleration of the lizard down the ramp is: acceleration = (mg*sin(θ) - (0.16 * mg*cos(θ))) / mass.
Now, we can plug in the given values: mass = 1.1 kg, θ = 15 degrees, g (acceleration due to gravity) = 9.8 m/s^2.
acceleration = (1.1 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 * sin(15 degrees) - (0.16 * 1.1 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 * cos(15 degrees))) / 1.1 kg.
Simplifying the equation gives us the acceleration of the lizard down the ramp.