A patient is completing a knee extension exercise. The patellar tendon inserts on the tibia 2.92 cm away from the knee joint axis of rotation. The foot is 40.38 cm away from the knee joint axis of rotation. What is the foots arc length through the exercise if the patellar tendon insertion moves through an arc length of 7.80 cm? Report you answer in meters.

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A patient is completing a knee extension exercise. The patellar tendon inserts on the tibia 2.92 cm away from the knee joint axis of rotation. The foot is 40.38 cm away from the knee joint axis of rotation. What is the foots arc length through the exercise if the patellar tendon insertion moves through an arc length of 7.80 cm? Report you answer in meters. 

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