Physics · Intermediate · 3 steps

Forces on a Ramp

Taught by Newton · First-principles rigor

Tilt a ramp, change the friction and watch gravity split into a pull down the slope and a push into it. Newton takes you to the tipping point: the exact angle where the block lets go, and why its mass makes no difference.

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What you will learn

  • Splitting gravity into components along and across a slope
  • Normal force and static friction
  • Finding the critical angle where tan θ = μ
  • Why the mass cancels out

Lesson outline

  1. Forces on an Incline
  2. The Tipping Point
  3. Quiz Time

Each step has a short narration, something to drag or toggle, and the lesson ends with a quiz. You can go back to any step.

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