• Release the trolley from the top of the slope 5 times

• In each case note the value of the acceleration

• Calculate the mean value of the acceleration

• Knowing the length of the slope and the height of the slope, calculate the sine of the angle of the slope

• Increase the angle of the slope and repeat the experiment

• Continue increasing the angle of the slope and in each case find the mean acceleration and the sine of the angle of the slope

• Use an appropriate format to find the relationship between the angle of the slope and the acceleration

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