A block of mass 3.5 kg slides down a frictionless inclined plane of length 6.4 m that makes an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal. if the block is released from rest at the top of the incline, what is its speed at the bottom

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Mira Randall

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2 June, 14:14

A block of mass 3.5 kg slides down a frictionless inclined plane of length 6.4 m that makes an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal. if the block is released from rest at the top of the incline, what is its speed at the bottom

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Monique Gonzalez · Answer 1

Mass = 3,5 kg

weight = 35 N

distance = 6,4 m

Weight on X axis: Wx = weight. sine30

Wx = 35.0,5 = 17,5 N

F = m. a

17,5 = 3,5. a

a = 17,5/3,5

a = 5 m/s²

V² = V0² + 2a. d

V² = 0 + 2.5.6,4

V = √64

V = 8 m/s