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When you lift an object by moving only your forearm, the main lifting muscle in your arm is the biceps. Suppose the mass of a forearm with hand is 1.80 kg. If the biceps is connected to the forearm a distance of 2.50 cm from the elbow, what is the magnitude of the torque exerted by the biceps to hold a 44.5 N (about 10 lbs) ball at the end of the forearm at distance of 35.0 cm from the elbow, with the forearm parallel to the floor, in N·m? Use g = 10.0 m/s2.
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