Given the figure shown below, what is the mass of block B on the smooth incline if the system is in static  equilibrium? A spring, with a spring constant of 300 N/m and resting length of 1.5 m, runs from block B  up to A.

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Given the figure shown below, what is the mass of block B on the smooth incline if the system is in static 
equilibrium? A spring, with a spring constant of 300 N/m and resting length of 1.5 m, runs from block B 
up to A.

Given the figure shown below, what is the mass of block B on the smooth incline if the system is in static
equilibrium? A spring, with a spring constant of 300 N/m and resting length of 1.5 m, runs from block B
up to A.
B
40°
1m
A
1.5 m
Transcribed Image Text:Given the figure shown below, what is the mass of block B on the smooth incline if the system is in static equilibrium? A spring, with a spring constant of 300 N/m and resting length of 1.5 m, runs from block B up to A. B 40° 1m A 1.5 m
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