Understanding Friction and Normal Force on Inclined Planes

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The normal force acts perpendicular to the surface of an inclined plane, while the frictional force opposes the motion due to gravity along the plane. The maximum frictional force is determined by multiplying the normal force by the coefficient of static friction. It is incorrect to equate the normal force with the frictional force, as friction is typically a fraction of the normal force's magnitude. For instance, with a friction coefficient of 0.5, the frictional force equals 0.5 times the normal force. Even on a frictionless surface, the normal force exists, but there is no frictional force acting.
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can i say normal force acting on the object perpendicular to the surface is the frictional force??
because if the normal force is great enough, the object will not slide down...so, can i say frictional force is normal force?

help me...thank you
 
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Friction force would be opposing gravity, in the direction of the inclined plane's surface. The normal force perpendicular to the plane times the coefficient of static friction determines the maximum frictional force before sliding occurs.
 
no, you cannot say that the normal force is the frictional force...typically, the frictional force is , say, a percentage of such force's magnitude...

for example, if a surface has a 0.5 friction coefficient, then the frictional force is 0.5xnormal_force

then again, if you are on a surface with zero friction coefficient, the normal force is still there, but there is no friction.
 

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