A person doing a chin-up weighs 535 N, exclusive of the arms. During the first 25.4 cm of the lift, each arm exerts an upward force of 394 N on the torso. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s 2 . If the upward movement starts from rest, what is the person’s velocity at this point? Answer in units of m/s.

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