Solving the average shear and normal forces

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I don't understand where the normal and shear forces are applied. Are there one of each on both inclined planes or is there just one normal force and one shear force? If you could provide a drawing I would really appreciate it.
 
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ptguard1 said:
Are there one of each on both inclined planes?
Yes.