How Does Incline Angle Affect Ice Block Acceleration on a Frictionless Ramp?

[oreosama]

A block of ice of mass m is released from rest at the top of a frictionless ramp of length L. at the bottom of the incline the speed of the ice is v1. given m,L,v1 determine

the time needed to hit the bottom
the angle between the ramp and the horizontal
the accel of the ice

I made my coordinate system slant at the angle of the ramp because I thought this would make it less work

http://i.imgur.com/d18GN.png

(is this okay?)



x0 = 0
x = L
v0 = 0
v = v1
a= A
t = T

v1 = 0 + AT

T = v1/A

v1^2 = 2AL

A = v1^2 / 2L

T = v1 / (v1^2 / 2L)

T = 2L / v1

I got these answers pretty cleanly but I have no idea what I should be doing to get theta since I don't see a way to get the lengths of the potential triangle with hypoteneus L

 

[azizlwl]

What is the acceleration of the ice if it is dropped from rest, free fall?
If it has to follow the ramp inclination, what is it's acceleration?