What size force does the femur exerts on the kneecap if the tendons are oriented as in the figure and the tension in each tendon is 60 N?

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nottim · Answer

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nottim · Answer

I got the answer of 66.934, but that wasn't right.

nottim · Answer

what i did so far

nottim · Answer

i have to go to work, but i will be back in 2 hours

anonymous · Answer

$$
\begin{array}{ccccc}
F_x &=& 60\cos(90^{\circ})  + 60\cos(40^{\circ})\
F_y &=& 60\sin(90^{\circ})  + 60\sin(40^{\circ})\
|F| &=& \sqrt{F_x^2+F_y^2}
\end{array}
$$

nottim · Answer

Got the wrong answer (which I got as 108.75 N)