A force of 100 N acts uphill on a 4 kg mass which sits on a surface with μ = 0.7 inclined at 23 degrees. Find the acceleration.

Respuesta :

as per FBD we can see that there are two forces opposite to our applied force F

1. Component of weight along the inclined plane [tex]mgsin\theta[/tex]

2. Friction force along the inclined plane [tex]F_f[/tex]

now in order to find the acceleration we will use Newton's II law

[tex]F_{net} = ma[/tex]

here we can say that net force is given by

[tex]F_{net} = F - mgsin\theta - F_f[/tex]

now we can find friction force by its formula

[tex]F_f = \muN[/tex]

here normal force is

[tex]N = mgcos\theta[/tex]

now we have

[tex]F_f = \mu mgcos\theta[/tex]

now net force is given by

[tex]F_{net} = F - mgsin\theta - \mu mg cos\theta[/tex]

now acceleration is given by

[tex]a = \frac{F - mgsin\theta - \mu mgcos\theta}{m}[/tex]

now we will plug in all values in above expression

[tex]a = \frac{100 - 4*9.8sin23 - 0.7 *4*9.8*cos23}{4}[/tex]

[tex]a = 14.85 m/s^2[