A 28-Kg Tool Can Move on a Perfectly Smooth Ramp That

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Short Answer

A 2.8-kg tool can move on a perfectly smooth ramp that slants at above the horizontal. What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of this tool if it is sliding (a) up the ram, (b) down the ramp?

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Neoclassical Economics

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