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What is the force that the scale reads (the "weight") as the mass slides down the slo
There is an object on top of a wedge sitting on a scale. When the object is released, the object slides down the slope of the wedge. What is the force that the scale reads (the "weight") as the mass slides down the slope?
There is friction between the object and the wedge and between the wedge and the scale. The static friction between the wedge and the scale is large enough to keep the wedge from moving.
The mass of the object is 1.2 kg.
The mass of the wedge is 7.5 kg.
The angle of the wedge is 21 degrees.
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and wedge is 0.11.
Give your answer in Newtons and to three significant digits.
There is an object on top of a wedge sitting on a scale. When the object is released, the object slides down the slope of the wedge. What is the force that the scale reads (the "weight") as the mass slides down the slope?
There is friction between the object and the wedge and between the wedge and the scale. The static friction between the wedge and the scale is large enough to keep the wedge from moving.
The mass of the object is 1.2 kg.
The mass of the wedge is 7.5 kg.
The angle of the wedge is 21 degrees.
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and wedge is 0.11.
Give your answer in Newtons and to three significant digits.