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Solution:

Given Data:

*The weight of the crate is: W  3500 N

*The angle between cable AB and the vertical is:  AB  2

*The angle between rope AC and the horizontal is:  AC  30

The free body diagram at the junction of the rope is shown below:

Here, T is the tension in cable AB and F is the tension in rope AC.


The closed polygon of the force system is shown below:

The trigonometric relation can be applied to determine the tension force in rope
AC:
F T 3500 N
 
sin 2 sin120 sin 58
3500 N  sin 2
F
sin 58
 144.035 N

Thus, the tension in the rope AC is 144.035 N .

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