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Determine the acceleration of the box down the smooth inclined plane.

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a

v=7.7 m/sv = 7.7\, \text{m/s}

b

p=154.9 kg m/sp = 154.9\, \text{kg m/s}

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Part a· 2 steps

velocity of the box after sliding 6 m6\, \text{m} from the starting point;

  1. Determine the acceleration of the box down the smooth inclined plane.

    The component of gravitational force acting parallel to the incline causes the acceleration.

    a=gsin⁡θa = g \sin\theta

    Given g=10 m/s2g = 10\, \text{m/s}^2 and θ=30∘\theta = 30^\circ:

    a=10 m/s2×sin⁡(30∘)a = 10\, \text{m/s}^2 \times \sin(30^\circ) a=10 m/s2×0.5a = 10\, \text{m/s}^2 \times 0.5 a=5 m/s2a = 5\, \text{m/s}^2
  2. Use a kinematic equation to find the final velocity.

    The box starts from rest, so initial velocity u=0 m/su = 0\, \text{m/s}. The distance slid is s=6 ms = 6\, \text{m}.
    Using the equation v2=u2+2asv^2 = u^2 + 2as:

    v2=(0 m/s)2+2(5 m/s2)(6 m)v^2 = (0\, \text{m/s})^2 + 2(5\, \text{m/s}^2)(6\, \text{m}) v2=0+60 m2/s2v^2 = 0 + 60\, \text{m}^2/\text{s}^2 v=60 m/sv = \sqrt{60}\, \text{m/s} v≈7.74596 m/sv \approx 7.74596\, \text{m/s}

    Correct to one decimal place:

    v=7.7 m/s\boxed{v = 7.7\, \text{m/s}}

Part b

p=154.9 kg m/sp = 154.9\, \text{kg m/s}

momentum of the box 6 m6\, \text{m} from the starting point.

  1. Calculate the momentum using the mass and the velocity found in part (a).

    Momentum p=mvp = mv.
    Given mass m=20 kgm = 20\, \text{kg} and velocity v=60 m/sv = \sqrt{60}\, \text{m/s}:

    p=20 kg×60 m/sp = 20\, \text{kg} \times \sqrt{60}\, \text{m/s} p≈20 kg×7.74596 m/sp \approx 20\, \text{kg} \times 7.74596\, \text{m/s} p≈154.9192 kg m/sp \approx 154.9192\, \text{kg m/s}

    Correct to one decimal place:

    p=154.9 kg m/s\boxed{p = 154.9\, \text{kg m/s}}
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