Asked by Diana

A block with a mass 4.0 kg is held in equilibrium on an incline of angle θ = 42° by a horizontal force F.
a)Find the magnitude of the normal force.
b) Find the magnitude of F. (Ignore friction.)

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Answered by drwls
a) The applied horizontal force is balanced by the weight and the normal force applied to the block by the incline.

Let the normal force be Fn.

Fn = M g cos42 + F sin42
F cos42 = M g sin42

Solve for Fn

Fn = M g (cos42 + sin42*tan42) = 52.7 N
W = 39.2 N
b) F = 35.3 N
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