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Consider a horizontal forearm. On one end of the forearm is the elbow, and on the other end is the hand. The forearm has a mass of 5.00 kg. The distance from the elbow to the hand is 34 cm. If the biceps muscle connects to the forearm a distance of 5.50  cm from the elbow, and the biceps muscle can supply a maximum force of 775. N (with the forearm in a horizontal position), what is the maximum mass (in kg) that the person can hold? (What equation can I use to solve this problem? Shouls I assume that the center of mass of the forearm to be midway/ in the middle between the elbow and the hand?)

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