Inclined planes Definition and 54 Threads

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO START.ONLY THINGS I KNOW ARE WHAT I RERAD ON THIS THRED. https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/equilibrium-of-a-stiff-plate-on-inclined-planes.947601/I can't continue from there. There are also questions where α=β, α+β=45 and where α=45,β=60.How to make use of the fact...

Hi! I have a question about inclined planes. In the diagram I attached, you can see that, with or without friction, mass does not affect the acceleration of the block. However, in my experience, the more people I put on my sled, the faster it goes. Why is this?

I am not sure about my free body diagram. I assume the cylinder rolls without slipping so the forces acting on the cylinder are: Weight directed vertically downwards Normal force directed perpendicular to the plane friction directed upwards, parallel to the plane Am I correct till this point...

Because the friction is the same in both parts, the calculated acceleration from (b) should be the same for (c) I knew I could find Vf, and thought I could do it with an energy equation Ei=Ef mgh=1/2mv^2 gh=1/2v^2 (2)9.81(1.5)=1/2v^2(2) (square root)29.43=(square root)v^2 v= 5.424 Then...

I determined 42m to be the hypotenuse so I used sine law to find the height of the incline, 10.87m. I used this height in the equation Ei=Ef, since they should be equal. Ei=Ef mgh=1/2mv^2 (at the start there is no kinetic energy, at rest. at the end there is only kinetic, no potential)...

FIRST PICTURE I have some doubts here because of the spring... I'll tell you what forces I've drawn. For ##A##, I drew the weight and the force applied by ##B## (the normal force) on the vertical axis; and the elastic force pointing to the right on the horizontal axis. For ##B##, I drew the...

Homework Statement Two blocks of mass m1 = 3.00 kg and m2 = 6.00 kg are connected by a massless string that passes over a frictionless pulley (see the figure below). The inclines are frictionless. Image - https://www.webassign.net/serpse9/5-p-049.gif The inclined plane is shaped like a...

Homework Statement A thin stiff uniform rectangular plate with width L (L =AB) is lying on two inclined surface as shown in Fig. 3-1. The angle between the horizontal surface and the left inclined surface is α, and that between the horizontal surface and the right inclined surface is β. It is...

Homework Statement A 5000 kg car rests on a 32° slanted ramp attached to a trailer. Only a cable running from the trailer to the car prevents the car from rolling off the ramp (the car's transmission is in neutral and its brakes are off). Find the tension in the cable and the force that the...

Homework Statement Homework Equations Conservation of Energy / Virtual Work $$\sum_i m_i g h_i = 0$$ The Attempt at a Solution Moving the pulley I labeled A down by ##\delta y## moves ##w## down by ##\delta y##, and moves ##W## up by ##\frac{1}{2} sin\theta##. So by conservation of energy...

Hello everyone, I have this problem at which I don't understand the solution. So we have an inclined plane and a block of mass m standig on it , at it's highest point. Knowing the angle of the inclined plane(alpha) , the height of the inclined plane, the friction coefficient between the 2...

Homework Statement A boy on a board B slides down a slope. The angle of the slope to the horizontal is 30°. The total resistive force F acting on B is constant. The boy on the board B moves with velocity v down the slope. The variation with time t of v is shown in Fig. 3.2. Calculate the...

Hi. As a teacher I know that many of my students find it difficult to understand the inclined plane and the forces involved. So I decided to create a simulation using geogebra. I uploaded a video to Youtube showing how the simulation works: The simulation is free to download if you want to...

Homework Statement Two boxes of equal mass m are connected by a light string over a massless pulley, and rest on surfaces of inclination θ and φ, θ>φ. The boxes are released from rest. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the boxes and the surfaces is μ. Determine the magnitude of the...

Homework Statement Question: A car goes down a ramp, and once it hits the floor it must travel 6 metres and then stop. Create the procedure in order to find the angle that the board must be to make this scenerio possible. You cannot test on both the floor and the board at the same time...

Homework Statement An m1 = 7.6 kg block and an m2 = 10.7 kg block, connected by a rope that passes over a frictionless peg, slide on frictionless incline. Find acceleration of boxes and tension of the rope. Homework Equations F=ma I'm not sure what else The Attempt at a Solution I'm really...

(The degrees is 35.8) So far I thought that i'd solve it like this: Weight of block W = mg Component of W parallel to slope = Wsinθ Component of W perpendicular to slope = Wcosθ Call R the normal reaction force of the slope on the block. In the direction perpendicular to the slope, the...

Suppose a force F is acting downwards on an object sitting on a plane that is inclined 45 degrees to horizontal. express the force as a sum of a force acting parallel to the plane and on acting perpendicular to the plane I figured I need to use ||F||cos 45i+ ||F||sin 45j and the...

Homework Statement Okay, So I Have A Physics Packet That My Teacher Handed Out On Inclined Planes. I Was Not There So I Do Not Know How To Complete The Table. I Have To Complete A Chart. The Chart Gives Me The Length Of The Incline, The Height, & The M.A. . I Know How To Calculate The M.A...

Homework Statement 2) In the variant of Atwood’s machine shown below, a mass slides on an inclined surface 40θ above the horizontal with a coefficient of kinetic friction μk = 0.15. The masses M1 and M2 are 1 kg and 2 kg, respectively. Which way does the pulley rotate? If the lowest point of...

Homework Statement A trolley is of mass 20kg is pushed 35 metres up an inclined plane (to a height of 10m above ground level). The inclined plane is at arcsin(2/7) to the horizontal. A 100N force pushes the trolley to the top of the plane, the force being parallel to the inclined plane. The...

Homework Statement http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/8536/capturezo.png Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I want to first make sure I understand the problem properly. Please verify each of my statements. If there is no force F acting on the (large) triangular block, then the large...

Why would we want to transform a vector in our normal basis (xyz axes) to another basis? The only situation I can recall is when we are looking at a force applied on an inclined plane. Are there any other real life examples where this may be necessary?

Alright, I don't have a specific homework problem here, just a general question. I've attached two pages that I will be referencing. Figure 1. Inclined Plane As can be seen here, the FN = mgcos(∅) Figure 2. Banked Curve It seems as if the opposite is true here. FNcos(∅) = mg...

Stress -- Cross-sectional and Inclined planes As per attachment... "On the cross-sectional plane mm the uniform stress is given by P/A, while on the inclined plane mm the stress is of magnitude P/A'. In both cases the stresses are parallel to the direction of P." The parallel part...

Homework Statement Two blocks connected by a cord passing over a small fictionless pulley rest on an double inclined plane (ie a traingle) with static friction coefficient of 0.5 and a kinetic friction coefficient of 0.4. The mass of block A is 100 kg (sitting at 30 degrees), while the mass of...

I want to test several different fluids on an inclined planes and figure out which one is the most slippery. What would be the most scientifically sound way to measure this?

I have been using the formula a = g sin(theta) to process my data I am however pretty sure something is wrong. I doubt it is my data that is wrong, even though when I look at them they look weird in the sense that I would think that after one second the acceleration should have been doubled...

Homework Statement A block of ice of mass m slides down an incline that makes an angle θ = 40.7° with the horizontal. In trial 1 there is no friction; the block starts at rest and takes time t to reach the bottom of the incline. In trial 2 there is friction, and the the block slides down the...

Homework Statement You have a pair of inclined planes such that a block that slides down one can slide up the other without losing any energy in the transition. The inclined planes are both at an angle θ from the horizontal, as shown in the diagram. The inclined plane on the left is...

Okay, I am currently reading about motion on inclined planes and how the normal force acts directly perpendicular to the surface of the plane and how the gravitational force, obviously, acts downwards. Since the two forces are not inflicted in opposing directions, we split the gravitational...

Lets say I have an inclined plane and I roll a solid cylinder down it and slide a brick down it. And let's say I slide the brick down on oil,Or better yet I slide a superconductor down and have It float above bar magnets. The superconductor moving down the plane will always beat the...

Homework Statement If the left hand slope makes a 60 degree angle and the right hand slope makes a 20 degree angle. the left hand mass is 2.1 kg, and the right hand mass is unknown. what would the right hand mass be given a downward acceleration of .64 m/s^2. ? upslope at .76 m/s^2...

Homework Statement Two inclined planes on either side of a frictionless pulley have angles theta (30 degrees) and phi (60 degrees). On the theta plane is a circular solid cylinder of mass M (1.2 kg) and radius R (.2 m). It is connected by a weightless rope and over the pulley to the other...

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1. Two objects are connected via a pulley and some string. The 12 kg cart is on a frictionless 42 deg. incline while the 15kg block is on a horizontal surface having a coefficient of friction equal to 0.23. Determine the acceleration of the system of masses. 2. Fnet=ma 3. I first...

1. An 80.0 kg box is pushed up a frictionless incline. Hypotenuse = 10.0 m. Opposite = 7.0 m. How much work is done on the box moving it to the top?

This isn't exactly a specific question, but it is part of my homework (project). Anyways, suppose I have an inclined plane at 60 degrees. I can measure the mass of a freight car on top of the plane to calculate the force and final velocity of that car... I did this before in physics, and it...

Homework Statement A)What is the minimum work needed to push a 1610 kg car 302 m up a 15 deg incline? Ignore friction. B) Assume the effective coefficient of friction is 0.25. (I have part A, the answer is 1.23x10^6 J)Homework Equations Force of Friction = \mu x Normal Force Work = Applied...

So, my physics teacher has made this VERY confusing. We use vectors. But for some reason I keep wanting to think the resultant vector is the ultimate vector for magnitude and direction of force,speed acceleration w/e. But for some reason I'm not seeing that Normal force is the force that...

I'm wondering about general info on friction and how to find it. Also equations that are related to it also. And I want to know how to draw inclined planes at an angle. Thanks!

I'm trying to calculate what additional force would be required if a load was to be moved up an inclined plane of 6.5 degrees instead of simply moving it laterally. My question actually relates to "turning" an object up an inclined plane but I really just want to understand the % increase in...

Homework Statement By what relation/reasoning are these two angles, theta, the same? http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6273/inclinedplane.jpg

this might be a dumb question , so if I roll 2 cans down a ramp one heavier than the other one they will obviously accelerate at the same rate but when they get to the flat land will the heavier one go farther because it has more mass to over come the drag or because it has more kinetic...

Two inclined planes intersect in a horizontal plane. Their inclination to the horizontal is α and β. If a particle is projected at right angles to the former from a point in it so as to strike the other at right angles, then find the velocity of projection. Assume that the particle undergoes a...

Homework Statement A 275 N box is sliding down a frictionless inclined plane. If the incline makes an angle of 30.0 degrees with the horizontal, what is the acceleration along the incline? I don't need to know how to figure out the solution to this problem - yet, atleast. Im trying to...

hi, i am interested in finding a website which has lots of questions (and solutions) on Newtonian mechanics to test my knowledge. things i had in mind include applications of F=ma,inclined planes, tension on ropes,springs etc. thanks

Homework Statement A woman pushes her 150kg motorcycle up a slope of 5 degrees with a constant speed of 2 m/s. She achieves this by exerting a force on the bike of 450N parallel to the slope. What is the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the bike? Homework Equations a=...

Okay, so I've been working on an extended practical investigation. And I am a little stuck. Heres a brief overview: Using a ramp(always at the same angle to the horizontal), and a truck and a stopwatch, I've timed the amount of time it takes for the truck to reach the bottom of the ramp, with...

If a car is going up or down an inclined plane, the normal force on the car is just mg cos (theta). However, if a car is turning on an inclined curve, the normal force is mg/cos(theta). Why are the two normal forces not the same? To clarify, here is an example problem: A highway curve...