Calculate the force needed to hold a 2000 kg car on a ramp that makes an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal, if the force is to be applied parallel to the ramp.
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2011-08-15T06:17:10-0400
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The force required to hold 2000 kg car is equal to the projection of the weight on the ramp: F = mg sin 30 = 2000*10*1/2 = 10 000 N.
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