A-level · Forces & Newton's laws

Forces on an inclined planeExam-style questions

Resolving the weight on a slope into components along (mg sinα) and perpendicular (mg cosα) to the surface, the normal reaction R = mg cosα, and applying F = ma along the slope (acceleration g sinα on a smooth slope).

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A particle is released from rest on a smooth slope inclined at $30^\circ$ to the horizontal. Find its acceleration. ( $g = 9.8$ .)
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A box of mass $5$ kg rests on a smooth slope inclined at $20^\circ$ . Find the normal reaction, to 3 s.f. ( $g = 9.8$ .)
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