College Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
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Chapter 4, Problem 38P
A certain orthodontist uses a wire brace to align a patient’s crooked tooth as in Figure P4.88. The tension in the wire is adjusted to have a magnitude of 18.0 N. Find the magnitude of the net force exerted by the wire on the crooked tooth.
Figure P4.38
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