For a block of mass placed on a smooth plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal

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Problem

For a block of mass

m

placed on a smooth plane inclined at an angle

\theta

to the horizontal, the component of its weight acting parallel to the plane is (a)

mg\tan\theta

(b)

mg\sin\theta

(c)

mg\cos\theta

(d)

mg\sin^{2}\theta