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Homework Statement
The drawing below shows an elastic cord attached to two back teeth and stretched across a front tooth. The purpose of this arrangement is to apply a force to the front tooth. (The figure has been simplified by running the cord straight from the front tooth to the back teeth.) If the tension in the cord is 1.6 N, what are the magnitude and direction of the force applied to the front tooth?
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried doing 1.6cos33 = magnitude. Apparantly this is wrong. If anyone can give me a hint or push me in the right direction I would be very grateful. Thanks.
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