College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 8, Problem 49GP
BIO Using triceps to push a table A man pushes on a table exerting a 20-N downward force with his hand. Determine the force that his triceps muscle must exert on his forearm in order to balance the upward force that the table exerts on his hand. Ignore the biceps muscle and the mass of the arm. If you did not ignore the mass of the arm, would the force you determined be smaller or larger? Explain.
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