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Push-ups. To strengthen his arm and chest muscles, an 82 kg athlete 2.0 m tall is doing a series of push-ups as shown in Figure $10.58 .$ His center of mass is 1.15 m from the bottom of his feet, and the centers of his palms are 30.0 $\mathrm{cm}$ from the top of his head. Find the force that the floor exerts on each of his feet and on each hand, assuming that both feet exert the same force and both palms do likewise. Begin with a free-body diagram of the athlete.

Name: push ups to strengthen his arm and chest muscles an 82 kg athlete 20 m tall is doing a series of push ups as shown in figure 1058 his center of mass is 115 m from the bottom of his feet and the cent 2
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Description: push ups to strengthen his arm and chest muscles an 82 kg athlete 20 m tall is doing a series of push ups as shown in figure 1058 his center of mass is 115 m from the bottom of his feet and the cent 2

          Push-ups. To strengthen his arm and chest muscles, an 82 kg athlete 2.0 m tall is doing a series of push-ups as shown in Figure $10.58 .$ His center of mass is 1.15 m from the bottom of his feet, and the centers of his palms are 30.0 $\mathrm{cm}$ from the top of his head. Find the force that the floor exerts on each of his feet and on each hand, assuming that both feet exert the same force and both palms do likewise. Begin with a free-body diagram of the athlete.

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College Physics

Hugh D. Young 9th Edition

Chapter 10

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09/08/2021

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Push-ups. To strengthen his arm and chest muscles, an 82 kg athlete 2.0 m tall is doing a series of push-ups as shown in Figure $10.58 .$ His center of mass is 1.15 m from the bottom of his feet, and the centers of his palms are 30.0 $\mathrm{cm}$ from the top of his head. Find the force that the floor exerts on each of his feet and on each hand, assuming that both feet exert the same force and both palms do likewise. Begin with a free-body diagram of the athlete.