A persons head is bent over her book. The head weighs P=37.2 N and is supported by the muscle force F m exerted by the neck extensor muscles and by the contact force F c exerted at the atlantooccipital joint. Given that the magnitude of F m is 60.0 N and is directed 35.0 degree below the horizontal. Find the magnitude of the contact force F c.

A persons head is bent over her book. The head weighs P=37.2 N and is supported by the muscle force F m exerted by the neck extensor muscles and by the contact force F c exerted at the atlantooccipital joint. Given that the magnitude of F m is 60.0 N and is directed 35.0 degree below the horizontal. Find the magnitude of the contact force F c.

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