Question: Problem 2 : A man is holding a 1 0 lbf suitcase. His arm weighs 8 lbf . Assume the center of gravity of his

Problem 2:
A man is holding a 10 lbf suitcase. His arm weighs 8 lbf . Assume the center of gravity of his arm
is located at the elbow joint. The elbow is 9 inches from his shoulder joint, point 0. The image
below shows his arm at =90.
Using your program of choice (e.g. Matlab, Excel), plot of the moment (y-axis) about point 0 of:
(1) just the suitcase, (2) just his arm, and (3) the total of the suitcase and arm moments about
point O as (x-axis) ranges from 0 to 180,=0 when his arm is perfectly vertical. Include this
plot and the equation you used for all 3 cases in your solution. Place all 3 cases on the same
plot. Make sure to label your axes and use a legend to identify the 3 cases. The definition of a
positive moment is CCW about an axis that is perpendicular to the x-y plane going through
point 0.
Problem 2 : A man is holding a 1 0 lbf suitcase.

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