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Title: Unit 3 question help plz physics
Post by: Maz on November 20, 2015, 04:11:48 pm
Hey...again
can someone plz help me?
A 1000kg car is on a frictionless inclined plane that is at an angle of 15 degrees to the horizontal . what is the minimum force by the breaks on the car so that the car does not begin to roll down the hill?

thankyou
Title: Re: Unit 3 question help plz physics
Post by: sprout on November 20, 2015, 06:01:24 pm
For these questions, it's always good to draw a diagram to visualise it!!
If the explanation isn't clear, just give a shout :)))
Title: Re: Unit 3 question help plz physics
Post by: sprout on November 20, 2015, 06:02:28 pm
Also, I accidentally used 9.8 as acceleration due to gravity (because of spesh). I should've used 10! sorry
Title: Re: Unit 3 question help plz physics
Post by: Maz on November 20, 2015, 07:26:58 pm
do u victorian humans not use 9.8?
we use 9.8 in physics in western austrlia....i actually asked another question on here
and someone used 10ms^2 and i spent a whole hour trying to figure out why/how/since when, acceleration was 10...then i called myself stupid and assumed the person rounded?
Title: Re: Unit 3 question help plz physics
Post by: sprout on November 20, 2015, 08:17:30 pm
Yeah for VCE physics, we use 10m/s^2. Makes it easier to calculate stuff. I guess we're just lazy?? lmao
Title: Re: Unit 3 question help plz physics
Post by: Maz on November 20, 2015, 08:47:53 pm
oh...haha :)