A 14.0- N box is at rest on an inclined ramp. The ramp makes an angle of 15 degrees to the horizontal, and the coeficient and the static friction between the ramp & the box is 0.344. What is the mass of the box?

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Ananda Dasgupta
Apr 2, 2018

#~~ 1.4" Kg"#

Explanation:

Unless some details are missing from the question, this seems like a trick question. The answer is in the very first words - where the weight of the box #W# is given as 14.0 N.

Since

#W = mg#

we have

#m=W/g#

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