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Nov 27, 2016

The component of the gravitational pull on the block along the inclined plane

#F=mgsintheta#

As there is no frictional force the acceleration of the block will be

#a=F/m=gsintheta=10xxsin22^@ms^-2~~3.74ms^-2#

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