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In treating spinal injuries, it is often necessary to provide
some tension along the spinal column to stretch the
backbone. One device for doing this is the Stryker frame,
illustrated in (Figure 1). A weight W is attached to the
patient (sometimes around a neck collar, as shown in
(Figure 2)), and friction between the person's body and
the bed prevents sliding.
If the coefficient of static friction between a 96.5-kg patient's body and the bed is 0.86, what is
the maximum traction force along the spinal column that W can provide without causing the
patient to slide?
Express your answer in newtons.
$F =$
N
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Under the conditions of maximum traction, what is the tension in each cable attached to the
eck collar?
Express your answer in newtons.
$T =$
N
