We will now examine the behavior of an object sliding down an inclined plane. Begin by drawing a free-body diagram, in the space to the right, of a crate that is accelerating down a ramp. Be sure to include friction and stipulate whether it is kinetic or static. Pay attention to the lengths of your vectors! Use your free body diagram above and apply Newton's second law to express the normal force in terms of the mass of the crate, the gravitational constant, and the angle of inclination 0. Choose your coordinate system wisely! Compare your free body diagram and expression for the normal force with other members of your group. Make any necessary corrections in the space below. Let the crate slide down the ramp. How does the frictional force change when the object reaches the bottom of the ramp and goes onto the flat part of the track? Clearly explain why this change happens, using the relationship you derived above. Static Friction: Now let's examine the static case. Remain on the "Force graphs" tab at the top of the We will now examine the behavior of an object sliding down an inclined plane. Begin by drawing a free-body diagram, in the space to the right, of a crate that is accelerating down a ramp. Be sure to include friction and stipulate whether it is kinetic or static. Pay attention to the lengths of your vectors! Use your free body diagram above and apply Newton's second law to express the normal force in terms of the mass of the crate, the gravitational constant, and the angle of inclination 0. Choose your coordinate system wisely! Compare your free body diagram and expression for the normal force with other members of your group. Make any necessary corrections in the space below. Let the crate slide down the ramp. How does the frictional force change when the object reaches the bottom of the ramp and goes onto the flat part of the track? Clearly explain why this change happens, using the relationship you derived above. Static Friction: Now let's examine the static case. Remain on the "Force graphs" tab at the top of the