An object with a mass of 4.91 kg rests on a plane inclined 42.34 ° from horizontal. What is the component of the weight force that is perpendicular to the incline?

My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites

Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question

asked Jan 12, 2023 166k views

5 votes

An object with a mass of 4.91 kg rests on a plane inclined 42.34 ° from horizontal. What is the component of the weight force that is perpendicular to the incline?

Physics
college

Mead asked

by Mead

6.1k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

5 votes

the perpendicular component will be = Wy

Wy = w * cos 42.34 = 48.11 N x cos 42.34 = 35.54 N

An object with a mass of 4.91 kg rests on a plane inclined 42.34 ° from horizontal-example-1

Skeletalmonkey answered Jan 18, 2023

by Skeletalmonkey

7.4k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Ask a Question

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

7.2m questions

9.6m answers

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Other Questions