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Doc Al said:All you're doing is applying Newton's 2nd law in the tangential direction. For the tangential forces (the x-direction), the only force is the x-component of the weight. So:
ƩFx = max
mg cosθ = max
So... ax = g cosθ
Let me know if this gets at your question. If not, ask again.
Ok... I think I get it now. Thanks a lot. Just one more picture to make sure my triangle is in the right spot: