Provide a complete solution to each problem.

1. Analyze the figure below. Fill in the blanks with the correct magnitude of each force. Show your
solutions below the figure. (20 points)

Weight: m=200 kg
load + sled = 200 kg
w=mg m
m g=9.8 2
¿ 200 kg × 9.8 s
s2
¿ 1960 N

Normal Force:
∑ F=0
F N −F ay−w=0
m
F N −1000 N sin 30 °−(200 kg)(9.8 ¿ )=0 ¿
s2
F N −500 N −1960 N=0
F N =500 N + 1960 N
¿ 2460 N

Acceleration:
∑ F x=ma
F x −f =ma
1000 cos 30 °−615 N=200 ( a )
866.03−615
=a
200
251.03
a=
200

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 m
¿ 1.26
s2

Friction: μ=0.25
f =μ F N F N =1460 N
¿ 0.25 ×2460 N
¿ 615 N

2. A car of weight w is wrongly parked along the street. The MMDA tows it as shown in the figure
below. It rests on a frictionless slanted ramp attached to a non-moving trailer through a cable to
prevent it from rolling off the ramp. (a) Draw an appropriate free-body diagram to describe the forces
acting on the car. (b) Find the tension in the cable and the force that the ramp exerts on the car’s tires.
Assume that the car’s brakes are off and its transmission is in neutral. Express your answers in terms
of w and angle α . (15 points)

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