College Physics
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Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
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Chapter 4, Problem 21CQ
If a leg is suspended by a traction setup as shown in Figure 4.30, what is the tension in the rope?
Figure 4.30 A leg is suspended by a traction system in which wires are used to transmit forces. Frictionless pulleys change the direction of the force T without changing its magnitude.
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