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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 plams and the book is 0.4 and `g=10 ms^(-2)`. If the book is prevented from falling, the least force exerted by each hand on the book is

A

50 N

B

25 N

C

75 N

D

100 N

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