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Hi kuruman and Orodruin, Thank you very much for the help. It seems obvious, but just didn't get it. The comment about friction not cancelling gravity right away was very helpful for getting the solution. Thank you again. :)

Homework Statement [/B] This problem is from David Morin's Introduction to Classical Mechanics, Chapter 3, Problem 7: A block is placed on a plane inclined at angle θ. The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is μ = tan θ. The block is given a kick so that it initially moves...