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Solution:

Given Data:

*The mass of the block is: m  80 kg

*The coefficient of friction is:   

*The angle of inclination of the plane with the horizontal is:   

The free body diagram of the block is given below:


The perpendicular reaction force on the block due to inclined plane can be
calculated as:
R  mg cos 30
 80 kg  9.81 m s 2  cos 30
 679.656 N

The value of the friction force acting parallel to the inclined plane in downward
direction can be calculated as:
F  R
 0.5  679.656 N
=339.828 N

Take the sum of all the forces parallel to the inclined plane (forces acting
upwards are taken positive and forces acting downwards are negative:

F parallel 0
P cos 20   200  cos 30    0.5 R    80  9.81 sin 30   0
0.939 P  173.21 N  339.828 N + 392.4 N
0.939P = 559.02 N
P  595.34 N

Thus, the force (P) required to move the block up the inclined plane is
595.34 N.

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