Determine the normal force for a laundry basket with a mass of 4.5 kg in each of the following situations...

(a) at rest on a horizontal surface? ___ N

(b) at rest on a ramp inclined at 12° above the horizontal? ___ N

(c) at rest on a ramp inclined at 25° above the horizontal? ___ N

(d) at rest on a ramp inclined at 45° above the horizontal? ____ N

1 answer

a) Fn =mg
b) c) d) Fn = mg cos(theta)