In the 1996 Olympics, the Russian super-heavyweight weightlifter Andrei Chemerkin broke the world record with a lift

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In the 1996 Olympics, the Russian super-heavyweight weightlifter Andrei Chemerkin broke the world record with a lift of mass 260 kg. Suppose his grip was slightly asymmetrical as shown in Figure. Find the maximum mass of the barbell Chemerkin could have handled with a symmetrical grip, assuming that his arms are equally strong.

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