Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 25SP
The arm drawn in Fig. 5-16 supports a 4.0-kg sphere. The mass of the hand and forearm together is 3.0 kg and its weight acts at a point 15 cm from the elbow. Assuming all the forces are vertical, determine the force exerted by the biceps muscle.
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