Draw a diagram of all the forces acting on block A.

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The discussion revolves around identifying and diagramming the forces acting on block A, which is sliding down an inclined plane at a constant speed. The problem involves understanding the forces in the context of an inclined plane and the interaction between block A and plank B.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • The original poster attempts to identify various forces acting on block A, including frictional forces and normal forces, but expresses uncertainty about the correct representation and orientation of these forces. Participants question the clarity of the force descriptions and the directions in which they act.

Discussion Status

Participants are actively engaging with the original poster's attempts to diagram the forces. Some guidance has been offered regarding the directions of the forces, and there is a recognition of the need for clearer representation in the diagram. The discussion is ongoing, with multiple interpretations of the forces being explored.

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The original poster has mentioned receiving feedback that their diagram was marked incorrect, indicating potential misunderstandings about the force directions or representations. There is also a note about the angle of the incline, which may be contributing to the confusion.

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Block A, with weight 3w, slides down an inclined plane S of slope angle 36.9 ∘ at a constant speed while plank B, with weight w, rests on top of A. The plank is attached by a cord to the wall (the figure (Figure 1) ).

Part A
Draw a diagram of all the forces acting on block A.
Draw the force vectors with their tails at the center of the block A. The orientation of your vectors will be graded. The exact length of your vectors will not be graded but the relative length of one to the other will be graded.

just stuck on this tried to do it i have vectors
fab friction between ab
fas friction between as
Nb Normal force by plank b
Ns Normal force by plane s
and Wa weight of block a
 
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Welcome to PF;
You can attach pictures to a post - or just describe the diagram.
There is no a,b, or s in your description - did you mean those to be upper-case characters?
For each of the forces you have identified, have you figured out which direction they act?
(Hint: directions can be "up", "down", "along the plane", "perpendicular to the plane", and up or down in relation to the last two.)
 
opps sorry didn't upload a picture. Thought I did think I did it this time and I've tried a few different ways and marked me wrong.
 

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Oh there you go - I was hoping you'd draw arrows on it.

curious: 36.5##^\circ## is an odd angle ... 36##^\circ## is ##\small \pi/5## radians.
I figure it's random.
 
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