Answer: 0m/s²
Explanation:
Since the forces acting along the plane are frictional force(Ff) and moving force(Fm), we will take the sum of the forces along the plane
According newton's law of motion
Summation of forces along the plane = mass × acceleration
Frictional force is always acting upwards the plane since the body will always tends to slide downwards on an inclined plane and the moving acts down the plane
Ff = nR where
n is coefficient of friction = tan(theta)
R is normal reaction = Wcos(theta)
Fm = Wsin(theta)
Substituting in the formula of newton's first law we have;
Fm-Ff = ma
Wsin(theta) - nR = ma
Wsin(theta) - n(Wcos(theta)) = ma... 1
Given
W = 562N, theta = 30°, n = tan30°, m = 56.2kg
Substituting in eqn 1,
562sin30° - tan30°(562cos30°) = 56.2a
281 - 281 = 56.2a
0 = 56.2a
a = 0m/s²
This shows that the trunk is not accelerating
