A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination θ. The whole system is accelerated horizontally .

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asked Mar 21, 2018 in Physics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 8

A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination θ. The whole system is accelerated horizontally so that the block does not slip on the wedge. The force exerted by the wedge on the block has a magnitude

(a) mg

(b) mg /cosθ

 (c) mg cosθ

(d) mg tanθ.

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answered Mar 21, 2018 by santoshjha (25,550 points) 4 5 6
selected Mar 27, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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(b) mg /cosθ

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