3) To strengthen his arm and chest muscles, a 6-slug athlete who is 6'6" tall is doing push-ups as shown in the figure below. His centre of mass is 3'9" from the bottom of his feet, and the centres of his palms are one foot from the top of his head. Find the force that the floor exerts on each of his feet and on each hand, assuming that both feet exert the same force and both palms do likewise. Begin with a free-body diagram of the athlete. 6'6" 1'-

3) To strengthen his arm and chest muscles, a 6-slug athlete who is 6'6" tall is doing push-ups as shown in the figure below. His centre of mass is 3'9" from the bottom of his feet, and the centres of his palms are one foot from the top of his head. Find the force that the floor exerts on each of his feet and on each hand, assuming that both feet exert the same force and both palms do likewise. Begin with a free-body diagram of the athlete. 6'6" 1'-

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Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

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Chapter9: Statics And Torque

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13PE: Suppose a 900-kg car is on the bridge in Figure 9.34 with its center of mass halfway between the...

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