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The diagram shows a block of mass 5 kg sliding down from rest on a plane incline at an angle of 300 to the horizontal....

The diagram shows a block of mass 5 kg sliding down from rest on a plane incline at an angle of 300 to the horizontal. A frictional force of 6N acts between the block and the plane.
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i) Copy the diagram and show the forces acting on the block.
ii) Calculate the resultant force on the block.
iii) Calculate the time taken by the block to cover the distance of 25cm.

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Wilfred
(i)
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Fr= Frictional force

(ii)
Force= mg sin 30-6
= 5 x 10 x 0.5-6
= 19N

(ii)
F= ma
19=5a = a = 3.8m/s2
U= 0m/s
S= 0.25m
t =?
s= ut + ½ at2
0.25 = 0+ 1.9t2
t2 = 0.3627s
Wilfykil answered the question on March 26, 2019 at 11:10

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