Model and solve problems that involve motion of a body in equilibrium situations, including vector applications related to smooth inclined planes (excluding situations with pulleys and connected bodies).

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Equilibrium on a smooth incline

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Resolve weight into parallel and perpendicular components on a smooth inclined plane; see the holding force and normal that keep net force zero.

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