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HELP ME. PLEASE!!! two uniform rectangular blocks are placed on an inclined plane as shown in the figure below. which one will tip over? block b has the same base as, but twice the height of block a.
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HELP ME. PLEASE!!!

two uniform rectangular blocks are placed on an inclined plane as shown in the figure below. which one will tip over? block b has the same base as, but twice the height of block a.

HELP ME. PLEASE!!! two uniform rectangular blocks are placed on an inclined plane-example-1
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As you can see, the center of mass of the rectangular block B lies a little high than that of block A. Therefore, the moment due to normal force by the inclined plane will be greater in case of B. Thus, B will topple. 
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