•16 Some insects can walk below Rod a thin rod (such as a twig) by hang- Leg ing from it. Suppose that such an in- joint sect has mass m and hangs from a horizontal rod as shown in Fig. 5-35, with angle 0 = 40°. Its six legs are all under the same tension, and the leg sections nearest the body are hori- zontal. (a) What is the ratio of the tension in each tibia (forepart of a leg) to the insect's weight? (b) If the insect straightens out its legs somewhat, does the tension in each tibia increase, decrease, or stay the same? - Tibia Figure 5-35 Problem 16.

•16 Some insects can walk below Rod a thin rod (such as a twig) by hang- Leg ing from it. Suppose that such an in- joint sect has mass m and hangs from a horizontal rod as shown in Fig. 5-35, with angle 0 = 40°. Its six legs are all under the same tension, and the leg sections nearest the body are hori- zontal. (a) What is the ratio of the tension in each tibia (forepart of a leg) to the insect's weight? (b) If the insect straightens out its legs somewhat, does the tension in each tibia increase, decrease, or stay the same? - Tibia Figure 5-35 Problem 16.

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•16 Some insects can walk below
Rod
a thin rod (such as a twig) by hang- Leg
ing from it. Suppose that such an in- joint
sect has mass m and hangs from a
horizontal rod as shown in Fig. 5-35,
with angle 0 = 40°. Its six legs are all
under the same tension, and the leg
sections nearest the body are hori-
zontal. (a) What is the ratio of the
tension in each tibia (forepart of a leg) to the insect's weight? (b) If
the insect straightens out its legs somewhat, does the tension in each
tibia increase, decrease, or stay the same?
- Tibia
Figure 5-35 Problem 16.

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