Calculating Acceleration on an incline plane?

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To calculate acceleration on an inclined plane, it's essential to understand the forces acting on the object, including gravity and the component of gravitational force parallel to the incline. The truck's mass and velocity are given, but acceleration can be determined by analyzing the forces involved. Since brakes and friction are not considered, the problem simplifies to using gravitational force components to find the acceleration. The provided tutorial is a helpful resource for understanding these concepts better. Engaging with the community for further questions can also enhance comprehension.
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Hi, I'm a first year engineering student and I'm having a hard time understanding this concept. How do you calculate acceleration an an incline plane? Currently I'm working on a problem that has a truck with a mass of 2430 kg traveling at a velocity of 85 mph up a ramp inclined from the x-axis at an angle of 15 degrees. The problem asks me to calculate the distance it will take the truck to stop, brakes and friction are not factors. I know that this is a vector problem and that I need to calculate the force of the truck and the force of gravity. My first problem is that I don't know the acceleration of the truck, only the velocity, is there a way to calculate the acceleration using the data I have provided? Any help would be much appreciated, currently I'm in over my head.
 
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Thank you for your help, the tutorial helped clear up most of my questions.
 
ricosuave317 said:
Thank you for your help, the tutorial helped clear up most of my questions.
No problem, feel free to post your remaining questions here.
 

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