Question

a box weighing 58 N sits at rest on an inclined plane. the plane is angled 34 degrees from the horizontal. what is the mass of the box

Answer 1

5.9 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

The weight of an object is given by:

`W=mg`

where

m is the mass of the object

g = 9.8 m/s^2 is the gravitational acceleration

In this problem, we have a box with a weight of W = 58 N. Therefore, we can re-arrange the equation above using this number to find m, the mass of the box:

`m=(W)/(g)=(58 N)/(9.8 m/s^2)=5.9 kg`

The fact the box is on an inclined plane is totally irrelevant for the resolution of the problem.