Draw an inclined plane and put an object of mass M on the inclined surface. Show a free-body diagram with all the forces including the force of friction.

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  1. Draw an inclined plane and put an object of mass M on the inclined surface. Show a free-body diagram with all the forces including the force of friction.
  2. Measure the angle of inclination using the concepts of trigonometry, sine cosine, and tangent of the angle theta. Find the angle of inclination using all three and compare the value of theta. Measure the angle of inclination using a protractor and compare its value measured using trig functions.
  3. Make an inclined plane using a surface available to you and by putting the same against the surface of a wall or by putting the surface on a stack of books or any other object making the angle of inclination between 30-40 degrees. Measure the three sides of the inclined plane formed by using a ruler and then measure the angle of inclination using trig as well as a protractor.
  4. Put an object at the top of the inclined plane and adjust the angle of inclination so that the object starts moving downward. As soon as the object starts moving, start the stop watch and record the time it takes the object to come to the bottom of the inclined plane. Do this ten different times and take the average value of time taken.
  5. Use Newton’s 2nd Law of motion to find the acceleration of the object and then using the equations of kinematics to calculate the final velocity of the object using the 1st and 3rd equations of kinematics and compare the values.
  6. Find the final velocity of the object using the law of conservation of energy and compare the value determined in step 5.
  7. Write a brief summary of the experiment and mention why you did not need to know the mass of the object.
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