A toy car is held at the top of a ramp and is released. Is it possible with an unknown friction value to find the slope of the ramp by only measuring the acceleration of the car as it rolls down?

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A toy car is held at the top of a ramp and is released. Is it possible with an unknown friction value to find the slope of the ramp by only measuring the acceleration of the car as it rolls down?

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