a box weighing 58 N sits at rest on an inclined plane. the plane is angled 34 degrees from the horizontal. what is the mass of the box

Respuesta :

Answer:

5.9 kg

Explanation:

The weight of an object is given by:

[tex]W=mg[/tex]

where

m is the mass of the object

g = 9.8 m/s^2 is the gravitational acceleration

In this problem, we have a box with a weight of W = 58 N. Therefore, we can re-arrange the equation above using this number to find m, the mass of the box:

[tex]m=\frac{W}{g}=\frac{58 N}{9.8 m/s^2}=5.9 kg[/tex]

The fact the box is on an inclined plane is totally irrelevant for the resolution of the problem.