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A large crate of mass 1500 kg starts sliding from restalong a frictionless ramp, whose length is t and whose inclinationwith the horizontal is 0. (a) Determine as a functionof 6: (i) the acceleration a of the crate as it goes downhill,(ii) the time t to reach the bottom of the incline, (iii) thefinal velocity v of the crate when it reaches the bottom ofthe ramp, and (iv) the normal force FN on the crate, (b) Nowassume i = 100 m. Use a spreadsheet to calculate andgraph a, t, v, and FN as functions of 6 from 0 = 0 to 90 in1 steps. Are your results consistent with the known resultfor the limiting cases 0 = 0 and 6 = 90?
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The first step in solving 4 problem number 89 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: A large crate of mass 1500 kg starts sliding from restalong a frictionless ramp, whose length is t and whose inclinationwith the horizontal is 0. (a) Determine as a functionof 6: (i) the acceleration a of the crate as it goes downhill,(ii) the time t to reach the bottom of the incline, (iii) thefinal velocity v of the crate when it reaches the bottom ofthe ramp, and (iv) the normal force FN on the crate, (b) Nowassume i = 100 m. Use a spreadsheet to calculate andgraph a, t, v, and FN as functions of 6 from 0 = 0 to 90 in1 steps. Are your results consistent with the known resultfor the limiting cases 0 = 0 and 6 = 90?
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Newton's Laws of Motion you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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