What is the difference between an inclined plane and a wedge?

Answer 1

Oh, dude, an inclined plane is like a gentle slope, you know, like a ramp for your skateboard. A wedge is basically like a sloped surface that's used to split stuff, like cutting a cake or popping open a door. So, like, one's for rolling stuff up, and the other is for wedging stuff apart. Easy peasy!

Answer 2

Listen up, darling. An inclined plane is a flat surface that is tilted, making it easier to move objects up or down. A wedge is just two inclined planes put together to create a sharp edge, perfect for splitting things apart. So basically, a wedge is like the sassy cousin of an inclined plane, ready to cut through any drama.

Answer 3

There is a difference between both of them. The inclined plane can help move an object up or down. A wedge can help to cut or split things apart. They look very similar but are used for different things.

Answer 4

From one viewpoint just a matter of frame of reference... "Inclined plane" usually depicts is the ability of object to move up the slope on the inclined object easier than lifting (you only have to exert a fraction [the sine of the angle of the incline] of the force to move it along the incline compared to lifting straght up)

A "wedge" is an inclined plane being forced between two objects to move them apart.