A Heavy Wooden Block Is Dragged by a Force

question 62

Multiple Choice

A heavy wooden block is dragged by a force along a rough steel plate, as shown below for two cases. The magnitude of the applied force is the same for both cases. The normal force in (ii) , as compared with the normal force in (i) is:

• A) the same
• B) greater
• C) less
• D) less for some angles of the incline and greater for others
• E) less or greater, depending on the magnitude of the applied force

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