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a screw is basically an inclined plane wrapped around a pole, and an inclined plane is basically a ramp. a wedge is a double sided inclind plane and is mainly used to split things apart
An inclined plane is just what its name suggests. It is an plane that is inclined (anlged) to be steep. To make an inclined plane, draw a right angle (90 degrees) and connect the two extended lines with a diagonal line. It should look like a triangle.
a hatchet is a inclined plane
A ramp is an inclined plane because an inclined plane is a set of a surface set at an angle that is not a right angle. In which a ramp is an inclined plane!
The thread running around the screw is an inclined plane. If you were to straighten it out, it would be an inclined plane. The screw itself can be considered a combination of wedge and inclined plane.