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thanks I'm nearly there! when they say vertical component of the inclined plane, do they mean perpendicular to it or parallel to the z-axis? sorry if this seems obvious but it's pretty vital to answering the question!

Thanks for the reply. I still can't understand how there is an acceleration in the z direction. Surely its z coordinate does not change as its position on the wedge is locked?

A wedge with face inclined at an angle theta to the horizontal is fixed on a rotating turntable. A block of mass m rests on the inclined plane and the coefficient of static friction between the block and the wedge is μ. The block is to remain at position R from the center of the turntable, as...