The fisher spider (Dolomedes triton), with mass of 0.7 g, walks on the water with eight legs. What length of each leg is in contact with the water so that the spider stays on the surface? Ignore the width of the leg; take into account only that each leg has two sides in contact with water. The surface tension of water is ó = 0.073 N/m.
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