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Textbook Solutions for Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Standard Edition (Chs 1-36)

Chapter 7 Problem 7.17

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Serious fractures of the leg often need a stretching force to keep contracting leg muscles from forcing the broken bones together too hard. This is done using traction, an arrangement of a rope, a weight, and pulleys as shown in FIGURE 7.25. The rope must make the same angle on both sides of the pulley so that the net force on the leg is horizontal, but the angle can be adjusted to control the amount of traction. The doctor has specified 50 N of traction for this patient with a 4.2 kg hanging mass. What is the proper angle?

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Title Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Standard Edition (Chs 1-36) 4 
Author Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus)
ISBN 9780134081496

Serious fractures of the leg often need a stretching force

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