Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 5, Problem 18E
Studies of gymnasts show that their high rate of injuries to the Achilles tendon is due to tensions in the tendon that typically reach 10 times body weight. That force is provided by a pair of muscles, each exerting a force at 25° to the vertical, with their horizontal components opposite. For a 55-kg gymnast, find the force in each of these muscles.
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