For a block of mass kept at rest on a smooth plane inclined at an angle with the…

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Problem

For a block of mass

m

kept at rest on a smooth plane inclined at an angle

\theta

with the horizontal, which expression gives the component of its weight acting perpendicular to the plane? (a)

mg\tan\theta

(b)

mg\cos\theta

(c)

mg\sin\theta

(d)

mg