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My guess is that when you talk up supporting it horizontally then it is meaning that it is being held pivot at the hip and pulled outward(at theta) by the two T forces at the foot. For some reason it is asking what the value of one of those T's are because the total mass that needs pulled is the...

I asked the prof. He checked what the equation they used to solve it. The answer ended up being .5 *(mass of leg)*9.8m/s2. He didnt really understand why. Can anyone else explain? Another part of this problem asked what the maximum weight that could be put on the hanging mass with the answer...

No sir, 98.2 did not work.

Homework Statement The device shown in the figure below (Figure 1) is one version of a Russell traction apparatus. It has two functions: to support the injured leg horizontally and at the same time provide a horizontal traction force on it. This can be done by adjusting the weight W and the...

Hi, I'm a new member here. I'm at the end of my first college physics course, but still need a bit of help there as well as my next semester. I understand a good majority of it but sometimes my numbers don't come out right and I don't really have anywhere else to turn to ask for questions. I...