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Notice that the bicep connects very close to the fulcrum of your lower arm. What implications...

Notice that the bicep connects very close to the fulcrum of your lower arm. What implications will this have to the forces that your bicep must exert upon your lower arm in order to lift any mass that you hold?

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Bicep Muscle would need to apply greater force in order to balance the moment generated by holding mass in hand because muscle force×distance = constant so by decreasing distance would increase force in bicep.

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