Blocks on two inclines of a free wedge
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This article is about the following scenario. A freely movable triangular wedge placed on a fixed frictionless horizontal floor has two inclines and
making angles
and
with the horizontal. There are blocks of masses
and
, resting on the two inclines
and
respectively. All surfaces of contact are frictionless.
Summary of cases
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The wedge remains stationary and the blocks both slide down their respective inclines. |
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