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Solution to Fun with Fundamentals Puzzler: Gone to the dogs

April 5, 2007
The angle between King’s and Summer’s leashes is 137°. With what force does Summer pull to counterbalance that of the other beasts?

Review the problem: Gone to the dogs.

This one can be solved in a few ways, but don't get tripped up:

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Elisabeth Eitel

Elisabeth Eitel was a Senior Editor at Machine Design magazine until 2014. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Fenn College at Cleveland State University.

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