A block of mass m is placed at rest on an inclined plane as shown below. The plane is frictionless and makes the angle with the horizontal as shown. If another force of magnitude P is applied to the block at the known angle as shown, draw the free body diagram for the block and determine what the value of P must be if the block is to remain at rest. P

A block of mass m is placed at rest on an inclined plane as shown below. The plane is frictionless and makes the angle with the horizontal as shown. If another force of magnitude P is applied to the block at the known angle as shown, draw the free body diagram for the block and determine what the value of P must be if the block is to remain at rest. P

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b. A block of mass m is placed at rest on an inclined plane as shown below. The plane
is frictionless and makes the angle with the horizontal as shown. If another force
of magnitude P is applied to the block at the known angle as shown, draw the free
body diagram for the block and determine what the value of P must be if the block
is to remain at rest.
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