A cart is sliding down an inclined plane of angle with friction and acceleration a.

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A cart is sliding down an inclined plane of angle θ with friction μ and acceleration a. By selecting two different pairs of axes (i.e. one set as shown in figure 2, and one set where the x-axis is parallel to the ground) solve for a and show that the results are independent of the choice of axes.