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PCS120

DETERMINING ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY USING A CART ON AN INCLINE

PRE-LAB QUESTIONS 

1. Draw the free body diagram for the cart on an inclined plane. Break the weight vector intocomponents.

2. Does the acceleration due to gravity depend on the angle of the incline? Explain.

. Does the acceleration due to gravity depend on the mass of the cart? Explain.

!. Does the acceleration of the cart along the incline depend on its mass? Explain.

". Does the acceleration of the cart along the incline depend on the angle of the incline?Explain.

#. Does the acceleration of the cart along the incline depend on the frictional force? Explain