A young boy with a broken leg is undergoing traction. (a) Find the magnitude of the total

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A young boy with a broken leg is undergoing traction.
(a) Find the magnitude of the total force of the traction apparatus applied to the leg, assuming the weight of the leg is 22 N and the weight hanging from the traction apparatus is also 22 N.
(b) What is the horizontal component of the traction force acting on the leg?
(c) What is the magnitude of the force exerted on the femur by the lower leg?
A young boy with a broken leg is undergoing traction.(a)
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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