A block slides down a frictionless incline. The incline is fixed in place on a table.
i. Is the net force on the block always zero? Explain.
ii. Is the net force on the incline always zero? Explain.
iii. Is the net force on the block-incline system always zero? (Hint: Draw free-body diagrams for the block, incline, and system consisting of both objects.) Explain.
iv. Is the momentum of the block conserved? Explain.
v. Is the momentum of the incline conserved? Explain.
vi. Is the momentum of the block-incline system conserved? Explain.
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