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Grade 12Mechanics

In H.C.Verma con of phy vol-1 pg.77 ques no.5 how can v say that the ans is mgcos@ ????

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15 Years agoGrade 12
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here in this diagram , force is resolved into two components ...FG is net weight of body &

its component FGcos@ acts along normal so equal & opposite reaction is applied by incline but

other conponent FGsin@ is along incline so this force will not provide reaction so total force bw

block & icline is mgcos@ only ...