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The force that causes your car to gain momentum when going downhill is known as gravity.True / False.

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TRUE. The weight component is responsible for acceleration and therefore the increase in vehicle speed,

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's write Newton's second law for the car down a slope

Y Axis

N-Wy = 0

N = Wy

X axis

Wx -fr= m a

Using trigonometry

sin θ = Wx / W

cos θ = Wy / W

Wx = W sin θ

Wy = W cos θ

We replace

W sin θ - fr = m a

The weight component is responsible for acceleration and therefore the increase in vehicle speed,

fr is the force of car brakes

Consequently, of the above TRUTH

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