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I got it! Fscale= Fwedge + Fblock Fwedge= G * Mwedge Fblock= Fnormal + Ffriction= Fnormal + (friction)*Fnormal=Fnormal*(1+(friction))=Mblock*G*cos(theta)*(1+(friction)) so, G*Mwedge + G*Mblock*cos(theta)(1+(frictionforce))

Will the scale reading be different if the object is moving compared to if the object is not moving down the wedge?

here is the picture from the problem.

I set up all the free body diagrams and laid out what i think is all the X and Y forces but now I am stuck.

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...