An accident victim with a broken leg is being placed intraction. The patient wears a special boot with a pulleyattached to the sole. The foot and boot together have a massof 4.0 kg, and the doctor has decided to hang a 6.0 kg mass fromthe rope. The boot is held suspended by the ropes and doesnot touch the bed.
a) Determine the amount of tension in the rope by usingNewton's laws to analyze the hanging mass.
b) The net traction force needs to pull straight on theleg. What is the proper angle for the upper rope?
c) What is the net traction force pulling on the leg?