A small smooth object slides from rest down a smooth inclined plane inclined at 30degrees horizontal. What is the acceleration down the plane?

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Thomas Wright

22 November, 05:50

A small smooth object slides from rest down a smooth inclined plane inclined at 30degrees horizontal. What is the acceleration down the plane?

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Jamya · Answer 1

The acceleration is given as:

a = g sin (30°) where g is the gravitational acceleration

For g = 10 m/s^2, we get

a = 10 sin (30°) = 10 * 1/2 = 5 m/s^2