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TheBigDig
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- Homework Statement
- A 1100 kg car is parked on an incline of 1 in 30. What is the normal force acting on the car? In the absence of friction what would be the acceleration if the handbrake were released?
- Relevant Equations
- ## \vec{F} = \mu_k \vec{N} ##
## F = mgsin\alpha ##
## N = mgcos\alpha ##
For part 1, I got ## tan \alpha = 1/30 ##
##\alpha = 1.9^{\circ}##
##mgcos(1.9) = 10774N##
I'm a little thrown off by the second part. Are we supposed to assume that in the absence of friction, F = N and then substitute F = ma to solve for this?
##\alpha = 1.9^{\circ}##
##mgcos(1.9) = 10774N##
I'm a little thrown off by the second part. Are we supposed to assume that in the absence of friction, F = N and then substitute F = ma to solve for this?