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A man holds a 2 kg book between his palms so that each hand exerts the same horizontal force on the book.The coefficient of static friction between the palms and the book is 0.4 and g= 10m`s^(-2)` .If the book is prevented from falling,the least force exerted by each hand on the book is ?

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