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Solution:

Given Data:

*The dead weight hanging is: W  40 N

The free body diagram of the point where weight is hanging is shown below:

Here, TC is the tension in rope C and TD is the tension in rope D.

The equilibrium equation in the vertical direction is:

   Fy  0
 TD sin 30    TC sin 60   40 N = 0
0.5TD + 0.866 TC = 40...................  1

The equilibrium equation in the horizontal direction is:

   Fx  0
 TD cos 30    TC cos 60   0
0.866TD  0.5TC  0........................  2 

Solve equation (1) and equation (2) simultaneously:


TC  20 N
TD  34.64 N

The free body diagram of the common point of A, B and C is shown below:

Here, TA is the tension in cable A and TB is the tension in cable B.

The equilibrium equation in the vertical direction is:

   Fy  0
 TB sin 45    TC sin 60  = 0
0.707TB  0.866 TC = 0
0.866  20 N
TB 
0.707
TB  24.5 N

The equilibrium equation in the horizontal direction is:

   Fx  0
 TB cos 45    TC cos 60   TA  0
TA   24.5 N  cos 45    20 N  cos 60 
TA  27.32 N

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