Answer to Question #33939 in Mechanics | Relativity for willz

Question

A patient in the orthopedic ward must have his legs raised 2ft higher than his hips while lying flat on his bed. If the leg is 1.42m long and weighs 23kg (including plaster cast) concentrated 0.7m from his hips, what would be the tension in the horizontal rope supporting his foot, tied to the post at his bedside opposite the hips?