Solve It! - Inclined Planes

The Solve It! - Inclined Planes Concept Builder includes three groups of two questions spread aross three difficulty levels. Each question requires the analysis of an object accelerating along an inclined plane. The analysis involves the use of vector resolution (to determine the components of the gravity force) and Newton's second law equation.

The three difficulty levels are differentiated as follows:
 

• Apprentice Difficulty Level Questions 1-2: Object accelerates down the inclined plane. No friction. The mass and the incline angle are given.
• Master DifficultyLevel Questions 3-4: Object accelerates down the inclined plane. The mass, the incline angle, and the coefficient of friction are given.
• Wizard Difficulty Level Questions 5-6: Object accelerates up the inclined plane under the influence of an applied force. The force value, the mass, the incline angle, and the coefficient of friction are given.

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Solve It! - Inclined Planes