Given Information:
Inclined plane length = 8 m
Inclined plane height = 2 m
Weight of ice block = 300 N
Required Information:
Force required to push ice block = F = ?
Answer:
Force required to push ice block = 75 N
Explanation:
The force required to push this block of ice on a inclined plane is given by
F = Wsinθ
Where W is the weight of the ice block and θ is the angle as shown in the attached image.
Recall from trigonometry ratios,
sinθ = opposite/hypotenuse
Where opposite is height of the inclined plane and hypotenuse in the length of the inclined plane.
sinθ = 2/8
θ = sin⁻¹(2/8)
θ = 14.48°
F = 300*sin(14.48)
F = 75 N
Therefore, a force of 75 N is required to push this ice block on the given inclined plane.
