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Chapter 1: Q3E (page 124)

bio Jaw Injury.Due to a jaw injury, a patient must wear a strap (Fig. E4.3) that produces a net upward force of 5.00 N on his chin. The tension is the same throughout the strap. To what tension must the strap be adjusted to provide the necessary upward force?

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The tension in the strap must be adjusted to3.15N to provide 5.00 N upward forces.

Step by step solution

01

Given data

The straps make an angle 75° between them.

02

Vector sum

The magnitude of vector sum of two vectors A→ and B→ with an angle θbetween them is

R=A2+B2+2ABcosθ.....1

03

Tension in the string

Let the tension in each strap be T . Thus, from equation (1)

5N=T2+T2+2T2cos75°=2T1+cos75°=1.59TT=3.15N

Thus, the tension in the strap should be 3.15N.

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