A person with 100kg mass is standing erect on the tip of both feet. Find the contact force Cexerted by the bones -tibia and fibula- on the ankle joint, and the muscle force Fon the tendon of calcaneus at 37° with the horizontal. In this posture, the distance between the application points of C and F in a longitudinal cut is 5 cm; the distance between the application points of the Cand the normal force is 6 cm. F 37 5 ст 6 cm ... 10

A person with 100kg mass is standing erect on the tip of both feet. Find the contact force Cexerted by the bones -tibia and fibula- on the ankle joint, and the muscle force Fon the tendon of calcaneus at 37° with the horizontal. In this posture, the distance between the application points of C and F in a longitudinal cut is 5 cm; the distance between the application points of the Cand the normal force is 6 cm. F 37 5 ст 6 cm ... 10

University Physics Volume 1

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Chapter12: Static Equilibrium And Elasticity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12.8CYU: Check Your Understanding A 400.0-N sign hangs from the end of a uniform strut. The strut is 4.0 m...

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