Of all the six simple machines, the inclined plane is the simplest, having no moving parts and was probably the first to be "discovered".
An inclined plane's mechanical advantage is always greater than one. The force required to move an object up an inclined plane equals its weight times the sine of the inclined plane's angle.
If we are not given the angle, we can still calculate it.
We know the "rise" is 1 and the "run" is 4, so
Angle (q) = arc sine (.25)
Angle (q) = 14.5°
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