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QuestionFind the time tt for a block to slide down an incline with base a=12a=12 and angle θ=45\theta=45^{\circ} using t=2agsinθcosθt=\sqrt{\frac{2 a}{g \sin \theta \cos \theta}}.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

Assumptions1. The length of the base of the inclined plane, aa, is12 feet. The angle of inclination, θ\theta, is 4545^{\circ}
3. The acceleration due to gravity, gg, is approximately32 feet per second per second4. Friction is ignored5. The time tt (in seconds) required for a block to slide down an inclined plane is given by the formulat=agsinθcosθt=\sqrt{\frac{ a}{g \sin \theta \cos \theta}}

STEP 2

First, we need to convert the angle of inclination from degrees to radians because the trigonometric functions in the formula are usually defined with angles in radians.
θradians=θdegrees×π180\theta_{radians} = \theta_{degrees} \times \frac{\pi}{180}

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given value for the angle of inclination to convert it to radians.
θradians=45×π180\theta_{radians} =45^{\circ} \times \frac{\pi}{180}

STEP 4

Calculate the angle of inclination in radians.
θradians=π4\theta_{radians} = \frac{\pi}{4}

STEP 5

Now, we can substitute the given values and the calculated angle in radians into the formula for the time tt.
t=2agsinθradianscosθradianst=\sqrt{\frac{2 a}{g \sin \theta_{radians} \cos \theta_{radians}}}

STEP 6

Plug in the values for aa, gg, and θradians\theta_{radians} to calculate the time tt.
t=2×1232×sin(π4)×cos(π4)t=\sqrt{\frac{2 \times12}{32 \times \sin \left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) \times \cos \left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)}}

STEP 7

Calculate the time tt.
t=2432×12×12t=\sqrt{\frac{24}{32 \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}}}

STEP 8

implify the expression under the square root.
t=2416t=\sqrt{\frac{24}{16}}

STEP 9

Calculate the time tt.
t=.5t=\sqrt{.5}

STEP 10

Calculate the square root.
t.2sect \approx.2 \, \text{sec}So, it takes approximately.2 seconds for the block to slide down the inclined plane.

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