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    Mar 21, 2011, 07:16 PM
    When you are given an inclined plane must the degree be given ?
    Must the angle from the ground to the inclined plane be given to you as part of the question ?
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    Mar 21, 2011, 07:43 PM
    Not necessarily. It depends what the question is asking. For example, if a 2000 kg car is coasting along a flat surface at 40 km/h, then it drives up a hill (a.k.a. an inclined plane), how high up the hill will it travel (ignoring friction)?

    The answer to that question is independent of the angle of the hill. It's just a matter of converting the car's kinetic energy before the climb to potential energy once it comes to rest.

    Do you have a particular question that's stumping you? If you're stuck, one of us here may be able to provide some guidance.
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