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A 23 kg child goes down a straight slide inlcined at 38 degrees above the horizantol. The child is acted on by his weight, the normal force from the slide, and the kinetic friction. What does the free body diagram look like?

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The free body diagram of the forces acting on the child is shown in the image attached.

How to draw the free body diagram of the child?

The free body diagram of the forces acting on the child consists of the following;

Weight of the child acting downwards (W)

The normal force of the ground acting upwards on the child (N)

The perpendicular component of the child's weight (mg cosθ)

The parallel component of the child's weight (mg sinθ)

The kinetic friction opposing the motion of the child (Fs)

Thus, the free body diagram of the forces acting on the child is shown in the image attached.

A 23 kg child goes down a straight slide inlcined at 38 degrees above the horizantol-example-1
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