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Homework Statement
A 77.0 kg patient is suspended in a raised hospital bed as shown in the figure. The wire is attached to a brace on the patient's neck and pulls parallel to the bed, and the coefficients of kinetic and static friction between the patient and the bed are 0.500 and 0.800, respectively.
My attempt:
mg sinθ = mg sinθ
(77.0)(9.8)(sin50) = m(9.8)(sin90)
578.057 = m9.8
m = 58.985
I'm not sure if I set that up right. Also, I don't know how to factor in the friction to the equation.