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written by
Gary Gladding
published by
the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This is an interactive homework problem appropriate for non-science majors relating to Newton's Second Law and gravitational acceleration. It features a block at rest atop an incline, with angle of incline and ramp length given. Students must determine the time required for the block to reach the bottom. A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for each step of the problem-solving, from conceptual analysis through calculation. Immediate feedback is received for both correct and incorrect responses.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6402">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Incline. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</a>
G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/ie_block_on_incline).
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Incline (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/ie_block_on_incline>.
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Incline. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/ie_block_on_incline
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Incline. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/ie_block_on_incline (accessed 11 October 2026).
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Incline. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 11 Oct. 2026 <https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/ie_block_on_incline>.
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Author = "Gary Gladding",
Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Incline},
Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group},
Volume = {2026},
Number = {11 October 2026},
Month = {June 16, 2006},
Year = {2006}
}
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