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Given information

We are given that:

inclination of the slope, .   

Distance from the chunk to the edge, .  

Let coefficient of friction be      

The height, .  

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

Applying the third equation of motion is:

 .  

Where, is the final velocity, is the initial velocity, is the acceleration and is the displacement.

Suppose if the snow rests on the roof, then there is no acceleration,    

The normal force perpendicular to the inclined plane balances the component of the weight

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