A woman is standing erect and with her elbow flexed 90°. She has an 80 N load in her hand and it has a 0.25 m lever arm to the elbow. Her biceps creates 800 N of force and it has a 0.02 m lever arm to the elbow. The type of contraction in the biceps is:

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A woman is standing erect and with her elbow flexed 90°. She has an 80 N load in her hand and it has a 0.25 m lever arm to the elbow. Her biceps creates 800 N of force and it has a 0.02 m lever arm to the elbow. The type of contraction in the biceps is:
 
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