Determine the normal force for a laundry basket with a mass of 4.7 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. F = m*g.

b. F = mg*cos12o.

c. F = mg*cos25o.

d. F = mg*cos45o.