Free-Body Diagrams on
a Slope
F
a
=F
f
=A
x
=Acosθ
F
N
=A
y
=Asinθ
F
g
=mg (still straight down)
On a horizontal surface, force of
gravity and normal force are
equal and opposite
On a slope, the normal force is
equal and opposite to the “y”
component of the force of
gravity