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) m g = 9.81 * 4.5 = 44.15 N

(b) 44.15 cos 12

(c) 44.15 cos 25

(d) what else is new?