An object with a mass of #4 kg# is on a plane with an incline of #pi/12 #. If the object is being pushed up the plane with #5 N # of force, what is the net force on the object?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-08T06:42:46

The net force is #=5.1N# acting downwards

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#F=5N#

Resolving in the direction parallel to the plane #↗^+#

The net force is

#=5-mgsintheta#

#=5-4*9.8*sin(1/12pi)#

#=5-10.1#

#=-5.1N#

The net force is #=5.1N# acting downwards