Inclined plane: A surface tilted at an angle to the horizontal, requiring decomposition of forces into components parallel and perpendicular to the surface.
How to apply it: Decompose gravitational force into components along and perpendicular to an incline to solve for acceleration.
Course: AP Physics 1 · Unit: Dynamics
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