Inclined plane Suppose that a box is being towed up an

Chapter 11, Problem 24E

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QUESTION:

Inclined plane Suppose that a box is being towed up an inclined plane as shown in the figure. Find the force \(\mathbf{w}\) needed to make the component of the force parallel to the inclined plane equal to 2.5 lb.

                                   

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Text Transcription:

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QUESTION:

Inclined plane Suppose that a box is being towed up an inclined plane as shown in the figure. Find the force \(\mathbf{w}\) needed to make the component of the force parallel to the inclined plane equal to 2.5 lb.

                                   

Equation Transcription:

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Text Transcription:

w

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Problem 24E

Inclined Plane: Suppose that a box is being towed up an inclined plane shown in the figure. Find the force w needed to make the component of the force parallel to the inclined plane equal to 2.5 lb.

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The given figure is

It is known that two vectors  and are parallel if there exists a non-zero scalar  such that   

Then, component of the force  is

                  (i)

Let us choose  in such a way that the horizontal is defined to the mean parallel to the inclined plane.

Under such consideration, the angle becomes  

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