A person is standing on a level floor. His head, upper torso, arms, and hands together weigh 438 N and have a center of gravity that is 1.20 m above the floor. His upper legs weigh 144 N and have a center of gravity that is 0.765 m above the floor. Finally, his lower legs and feet together weigh 87 N and have a center of gravity that is 0.260 m above the floor. Relative to the floor, find the location of the center of gravity for the entire body.

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11.63 - BIO Downward-Facing Dog. The yoga exercise "Downward-Facing Dog” requires stretching your hands straight out above your head and bending down to lean against the floor. This exercise is performed by a 750-N person as shown in Fig. P11.63. When he bends his body at the hip to a 90° angle between his legs and trunk, his legs, trunk, head, and arms have the dimensions indicated. Furthermore, his legs and feet weigh a total of 277 N, and their center of mass is 41 cm from his hip, measured along his legs. The person's trunk, head, and arms weigh 473 N, and their center of gravity is 65 cm from his hip, measured along the upper body. (a) Find the normal force that the floor exerts on each foot and on each hand, assuming that the person does not favor either hand or either foot. (b) Find the friction force on each foot and on each hand, assuming that it is the same on both feet and on both hands (but not necessarily the same on the feet as on the hands). (Hint: First treat his entire body as a system; then isolate his legs (or his upper body).] Figure P11.63 90 cm 60 cm

11.63 - BIO Downward-Facing Dog. The yoga exercise "Downward-Facing Dog” requires stretching your hands straight out above your head and bending down to lean against the floor. This exercise is performed by a 750-N person as shown in Fig. P11.63. When he bends his body at the hip to a 90° angle between his legs and trunk, his legs, trunk, head, and arms have the dimensions indicated. Furthermore, his legs and feet weigh a total of 277 N, and their center of mass is 41 cm from his hip, measured along his legs. The person's trunk, head, and arms weigh 473 N, and their center of gravity is 65 cm from his hip, measured along the upper body. (a) Find the normal force that the floor exerts on each foot and on each hand, assuming that the person does not favor either hand or either foot. (b) Find the friction force on each foot and on each hand, assuming that it is the same on both feet and on both hands (but not necessarily the same on the feet as on the hands). (Hint: First treat his entire body as a system; then isolate his legs (or his upper body).] Figure P11.63 75 cm 90 cm 60 cm

A man of weight W= 577 N is doing pushups.( His center of gravity is in the middle of his torso while in the push-up position). The distance from his feet to his center of gravity is L1= 0.852m. The distance from his center of gravity to his hands is L2= 0.413m. Find the normal force exerted by the floor on each hand and each foot, assuming that he holds this position.

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