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Posted by C. Standard on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 10:41am.

A variation Russel traction supports the lower leg in a cast. suppose that the patient's leg and cast have a combined mass of 15.0kg and m1 is 4.50kg. (a) what is reaction force of the leg muscles to the traction? (b) what must m2 be to keep the leg horizontal?

Physics - drwls, Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 1:18pm
A figure must go with this question. You need to do a force and torque balance.

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