A 2kg block starts from rest at the top of a 30 degree incline and slides a distance of 2m down the incline in 1.3s. (There is friction in this problem).  1. find the magnitude of the acceleration of the block. 2. What is the frictional force and its direction acting on the block? 3. Find the speed of the block after it has slid 2m.

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A 2kg block starts from rest at the top of a 30 degree incline and slides a distance of 2m down the incline in 1.3s. (There is friction in this problem). 

1. find the magnitude of the acceleration of the block.

2. What is the frictional force and its direction acting on the block?

3. Find the speed of the block after it has slid 2m. 

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