Question

A small smooth object slides from rest down a smooth inclined plane inclined at 30degrees horizontal.What is the acceleration down the plane?

Answer 1

The acceleration is given as:

a = g sin(30°) where g is the gravitational acceleration

For g = 10 m/s^2, we get

a = 10 sin(30°) = 10 * 1/2 = 5 m/s^2